Another parable He set before them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.

Now as they heard these things, He told another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

Then He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

Then He said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what sort of parable shall we illustrate it?

but whenever it is sown, it comes up and becomes greater than all the garden vegetables, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to nest under its shade."

Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."