Luke 13:18-21

Luke 13:18-21

[18] Unto what  the kingdom  of God  like?  and  whereunto  shall I resemble  it?  [19] like  a grain  of mustard seed,  which  a man  took,  and cast  into  his  garden;  and  it grew,  and  waxed  tree;  and  the fowls  of the air  lodged  in  the branches  of it.  [20] And  again  he said,  Whereunto  shall I liken  the kingdom  of God?  [21] like  leaven,  which  a woman  took  in  three  measures  of meal,  till  the whole  was leavened. 

What does Luke 13:18-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The connection with what has preceded that Luke"s "therefore" suggests is probably the reaction of the multitude ( Luke 13:17). Since the multitude reacted positively to Jesus, He taught them about the coming messianic kingdom. His previous comments about coming judgment made this teaching appropriate.
These parables occur in Matthew and Mark in a different context. Luke therefore may have reported the same teaching on another occasion, or he may have moved Jesus" teaching on the occasion Matthew and Mark reported to this place in his Gospel. The former alternative seems more probable.