# Luke 13.18-19

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?</span> 17. And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
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> **18. He said therefore, <span class="rl-speech">Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.</span>**
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> 20. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21. It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. (Luke 13:16-21, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”</span> 17. As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed, and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
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> **18. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”</span>**
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> 20. Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom? 21. It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.” (Luke 13:16-21, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?</span> 17. And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
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> **18. Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.**
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> 20. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21. It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. (Luke 13:16-21, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And he saying these things, all who were opposed to him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by him.</span>
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> **18. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">'To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'</span>**
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> 20. And again he said, 'To what shall I liken the reign of God? 21. It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.' (Luke 13:16-21, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai*, Strong's G1096
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos*, Strong's G2316
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 13](/codex/luke-13/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.