Mark:4:30-34

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* "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God ?" he said again . "in what parable shall we set it forth ? * It is like a mustard-seed , which , when sown in the soil , is the smallest seed in the world ; * yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant , sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow ." * With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it ; * and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables . But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples .

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