21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


In Context

18 Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it?

19 It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

20 And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.

23 Then said one to him, Lord, are there few that are saved? And he said to them,

Luke 13:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.