ParablesThe Yeast
2 accounts of this passage
Matthew 13:33
33He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until the whole batch was leavened."
About this passage
What the parable says
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour, until the whole batch of dough had risen.
Where this fits
One of 45 passages in Jesus' Parables, in the group “In Galilee.”
Good to know
Luke records this parable later, on the road to Jerusalem.