Luke 13:21

The Parable of the Leaven

20Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?21It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

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Berean Standard Bible
It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
American Standard Version (1901)
It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Bible in Basic English
It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened.
Douay-Rheims 1899
It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Free Bible Version
It's like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour which made the whole batch rise.”
Geneva Bible 1599
It is like leauen, which a woman tooke, and hid in three peckes of floure, till all was leauened.
King James (Authorized) Version
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
One Unity Resource Bible
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Translation for Translators
It is like a little bit of yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. That small amount of yeast made the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until it spread through all the flour.”
Noah Webster Bible
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
World English Bible
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Young's Literal Translation
It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'