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Matthew 13:32

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 32 It is, in fact, the tiniest of all the seeds, but when it has grown, it is the largest of the vegetable plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and find lodging among its branches.”

Matthew 13:32

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 32 ὃ which μικρότερον smaller μέν indeed ἐστιν is πάντων of all τῶν the σπερμάτων, seeds, ὅταν whenever δὲ but αὐξηθῇ it might grow μεῖζον greater τῶν of the λαχάνων vegetables ἐστὶν it is καὶ and γίνεται it becomes δένδρον, tree, ὥστε as-and ἐλθεῖν to come τὰ the πετεινὰ birds τοῦ of the οὐρανοῦ heaven καὶ and κατασκηνοῖν to find lodging ἐν in τοῖς the κλάδοις branches αὐτοῦ. of it.

Matthew 13:32

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 32 which is, in fact, the tiniest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the largest of the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven+ come and find lodging among its branches.”+

Matthew 13:32

The Bible in Living English
- 32 which is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it grows it is the largest of the plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.”

Matthew 13:32

American Standard Version
- 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Matthew 13:32

The Emphasized Bible
- 32 which indeed is less than all seeds, but when grown is greater than garden-plants and becometh a tree,—so that the birds of heaven come and lodge among its branches.

Matthew 13:32

King James Version
- 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 13:32
  
  the tiniest of all the seeds: The mustard seed was used in ancient Jewish writings as a figure of speech for the very smallest measure of size. Although there are smaller seeds known today, it was evidently the tiniest of seeds gathered and sown by Galilean farmers in Jesus’ day.