"[It is] likea mustardseed,which,whensownupon the soil,though it is smallerthan allthe seedsthat are upon the soil,
Therefore,I will allotHim a portionwith the great,And He will dividethe bootywith the strong;BecauseHe pouredout Himselfto death,And was numberedwith the transgressors;Yet He Himselfborethe sinof many,And intercededfor the transgressors.
For He grewup beforeHim like a tendershoot,And like a rootout of parchedground;He has no[stately] formor majestyThat we should lookupon Him, Norappearancethat we should be attractedto Him.
"The smallestonewill becomea clan,And the leastonea mightynation.I, the LORD,will hastenit in its time."
Therewill be noendto the increaseof [His] governmentor of peace,On the throneof Davidand overhis kingdom,To establishit and to upholdit with justiceand righteousnessFrom thenon and forevermore.The zealof the LORDof hostswill accomplishthis.
"In that daythe LORDwill defendthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem,and the one who is feebleamong them in that daywill be like David,and the houseof David[will be] like God,like the angelof the LORDbeforethem.
"Manynationswill jointhemselves to the LORDin that dayand will becomeMy people.Then I will dwellin your midst,and you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentMe to you.
"For from the risingof the sunevento its setting,My name[will be] greatamong the nations,and in everyplaceincenseis going to be offeredto My name,and a grain offering[that is] pure;for My name[will be] greatamong the nations,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
And He said,"Howshall we picturethe kingdomof God,orby whatparableshall we presentit?
yetwhenit is sown,it growsup and becomeslargerthan allthe garden plantsand formslargebranches;sothat THE BIRDSOF THE AIRcanNESTUNDERITS SHADE."
And the Lordsaid,"Ifyou hadfaithlikea mustardseed,you would sayto thismulberry tree,'Be uprootedand be plantedin the sea;and it would obeyyou.
Sothe wordof the Lordwas growingmightilyand prevailing.
So then,thosewho had receivedhis wordwere baptized;and that daythere were addedaboutthree thousandsouls.
And when they heardit they [began] glorifyingGod;and they saidto him, "You see,brother,how manythousandsthere are amongthe Jewsof thosewho have believed,and they are allzealousfor the Law;
But manyof thosewho had heardthe messagebelieved;and the numberof the mencameto be aboutfivethousand.
And all the morebelieversin the Lord,multitudesof menand women,were constantly addedto [their number],
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
