Matthew 13:32 - Tree of Life Version

³² It’s the smallest of all seeds; yet when it’s full grown, it’s greater than the other herbs. It becomes like a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³² Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

³² It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³² It is, indeed, the least of all seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than all the plants, and it becomes a tree, so much so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³² Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.

Matthew 13:32 Cross References

Psalm 104:12

Beside them the birds of the sky dwell— they sing among the branches.

Ezekiel 31:6

All the birds of the sky nested in its branches. All the beasts of the field gave birth to their young under its branches. All great nations lived under its shade.

Daniel 4:12

Yet leave a stump with its roots in the earth, in fetters of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be damp with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.

Zechariah 4:10

For who despises the day of small things? These seven—which are the eyes of Adonai that run back and forth throughout the whole earth—will rejoice when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

Mark 4:30

Yeshua also said, “How should we picture the kingdom of God? Or by what story shall we present it?

Mark 4:32

It puts forth big branches, so the birds of the air can nest in its shade.”

Luke 13:18

So Yeshua was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?

Acts 1:15

In those days, Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (the number of names all together was about a hundred and twenty) and said,

Acts 21:20

And when they heard, they began glorifying God. They said, “You see, brother, how many myriads there are among the Jewish people who have believed—and they are all zealous for the Torah.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel trumpeted, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Anointed One. And He shall reign forever and ever!”