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The Parable of the Leaven, also called the parable of the yeast, is one of the shortest parables of Jesus.[1] It appears in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20–21, as well as in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas (logion 96). In the canonical gospels it immediately follows the Parable of the Mustard Seed, which shares this parable's theme of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings. In the Gospel of Thomas it starts a series of three, preceding the Parable of the Empty Jar and the Parable of the Assassin. The parable describes what happens when a woman adds leaven (old, fermented dough,[2] usually containing lactobacillus and yeast) to a large quantity of flour (about 8 + 1⁄2 gallons or 38 litres[3]). The living organisms in the leaven grow overnight, so that by morning the entire quantity of dough has been raised.[2] In the Gospel of Luke, the parable is as follows: And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three

Parable of the Leaven - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to Christian gospels Etching by Jan Luyken illustrating the parable, from the Bowyer Bible . The Parable of the Leaven , also called the parable of the yeast , is one of the shortest parables of Jesus . [ 1 ] It appears in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20–21 , as well as in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas ( logion 96 ). In the canonical gospels it immediately follows the Parable of the Mustard Seed , which shares this parable's theme of the Kingdom of Heaven grow

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