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The Gospel of Thomas

Mark M. Mattison · Translated text

Saying 20: The Parable of the Mustard Seed

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The disciples asked Jesus, "Tell us, what can the kingdom of heaven be compared to?"

He said to them, "It can be compared to a mustard seed. Though it's the smallest of all the seeds, when it falls on tilled soil it makes a plant so large that it shelters the birds of heaven."