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Matthew 13:31-32

He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.' (NIVUK)

In this chapter, Matthew recounts three of Jesus’ agricultural parables: the parables of the sower (Matthew 13:1-23), the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30) and the mustard seed (Matthew 13:31-32). Jesus was much misunderstood in His day, and still is now. He was not a rabbi wanting to extend Jewishness to the world, nor was He a military revolutionary working to overthrow the Romans, nor was He simply a wise teacher and kind miracle-worker. He had come to announce that He is the King of God’s kingdom, with authority to explain what His kingdom is like and to command everything and person to submi