17 And when He said this, all His opponents were put to shame. And all the crowd rejoiced for all the splendid works being done by Him.
18 Therefore He said, “What is the reign of Elohim like? And to what shall I compare it?
19 “It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his garden. And it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the heavens nested in its branches.”
20 And again He said, “To what shall I compare the reign of Elohim?
21 “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.”
22 And He was going through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Yerushalayim,
23 and someone said to Him, “Master, are there few who are being saved?” And He said to them,