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Luke 13:21

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It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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  1. Matthew 13:33Rank 1 from verse 21
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    33¶ Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

  2. 1 Corinthians 5:6Rank 2 from verse 21
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    6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24Rank 3 from verse 21
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    23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

  4. James 1:21Rank 4 from verse 21
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    21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

  5. John 15:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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Luke 13:21

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

leaven

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Sense 1: Fermented dough used to make other dough rise; figuratively, a spreading influence. Sense 2: To make rise or ferment by leaven; to work through and affect the whole mass.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hid

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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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measures

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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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meal

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Edible grain ground into fine particles; flour or meal used for food or offerings.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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till

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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

leavened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of leaven, meaning to make rise or ferment by leaven; to work through and affect the whole mass.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

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