18 So He was saying , " What is the kingdom of God like , and to what shall I compare it? 19 "It is like a mustard seed , which a man took and threw into his own garden ; and it grew and became a tree , and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES ."
20 And again He said , " To what shall I compare the kingdom of God ? 21 " It is like leaven , which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened ."
22 And He was passing through from one city and village to another , teaching , and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 13:18-22
Commentary on Luke 13:18-22
(Read Luke 13:18-22)
Here is the progress of the gospel foretold in two parables, as in Matthew 13. The kingdom of the Messiah is the kingdom of God. May grace grow in our hearts; may our faith and love grow exceedingly, so as to give undoubted evidence of their reality. May the example of God's saints be blessed to those among whom they live; and may his grace flow from heart to heart, until the little one becomes a thousand.