Luke 13:21

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Luke 13:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

20 Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

22 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

23 “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

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Matthew 13:33

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

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Psalms 92:13

Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Psalms 92:14

In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Hosea 6:3

So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

John 4:14

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:9

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

Philippians 1:10

so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:11

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:24

The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

James 1:21

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.