13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with 1 three measures 2 of flour until all the dough had risen.” 3
13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.
20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner 5 who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?
13:18 Thus Jesus 6 asked, 7 “What is the kingdom of God 8 like? 9 To 10 what should I compare it?
13:20 Again 11 he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God? 12
1 tn Grk “hid in.”
2 sn This measure was a saton, the Greek name for the Hebrew term “seah.” Three of these was a very large quantity of flour, since a saton is a little over 16 pounds (7 kg) of dry measure (or 13.13 liters). So this was over 47 lbs (21 kg) of flour total, enough to feed over a hundred people.
3 tn Grk “it was all leavened.”
4 tn Grk “and saying, ‘Repent.’” The participle λέγων (legwn) at the beginning of v. 2 is redundant in English and has not been translated.
5 sn The term landowner here refers to the owner and manager of a household.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “said,” but what follows is a question.
8 sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.
9 sn What is the kingdom of God like? Unlike Mark 4 or Matt 13, where the kingdom parables tend to be all in one location in the narrative, Luke scatters his examples throughout the Gospel.
10 tn Grk “And to.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
11 tn Grk “And again.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
12 sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.