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¶ Another parable spake he vnto them, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto leauen, which a woman tooke, and hid in three measures of meale, till the whole was leauened.

1611 marginal noteThe worde in the Greek is a measure conteining about a peck and an halfe, wanting litle more then a pinte.

1611 marginal noteLuke 13.20.

All these things spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake hee not vnto them:

1611 marginal noteMarke 4.33.

Then Iesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came vnto him, saying, Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the field.

Then answered Peter, and said vnto him, Declare vnto vs this parable.

1611 marginal noteMar. 7.17.

¶ Heare another parable. There was a certaine house-holder, which planted a Uineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-presse in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 5.1. iere. 2.21. mark. 12.1. luke 20.9.

Now learne a parable of the figtree: when his branch is yet tender, and putteth foorth leaues, yee know that Summer is nigh:

And when hee was alone, they that were about him, with the twelue, asked of him the parable.

And he said vnto them, Know ye not this parable? And how then will you know all parables?

But without a parable spake he not vnto them, and when they were alone, hee expounded all things to his disciples.

And when hee was entred into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.