Luke 13:19
“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.”
Luke 13:19 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- 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 lodged in its branches.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 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.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches."
Context: Luke 13
17And 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.
18Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19It 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.
20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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Commentary
Luke 13 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so. Jesus begins by warning the people of Jerusalem that they must repent or they will perish. He then tells a parable about a fig tree that has not produced fruit for three years. The owner of the tree wants to cut it down, but the gardener pleads for it to be given one more year to bear fruit. Jesus uses this parable to illustrate the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so.