Luke 13:19
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.”
σίναπι
Mustard, the mustard plant. Sinapi. If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed. The mustard seed is tiny but becomes a large tree. Small faith in a great God accomplishes great things.
μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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γίνομαι
it became
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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πετεινόν
birds
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πετεινόν
Bird, winged creature. Peteinon. Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap yet your Father feeds them. If He cares for birds He certainly cares for you.
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οὐρανός
air
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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ἑαυτοῦ
his own,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ὅμοιος
Like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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λαμβάνω
having taken
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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κατασκηνόω
encamped
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κατασκηνόω
to camp down, i.e. haunt; figuratively, to remain
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κλάδος
branches
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κλάδος
a twig or bough (as if broken off)
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εἰμί
it is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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κόκκος
to a grain
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κόκκος
a kernel of seed
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κῆπος
garden
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κῆπος
a garden
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δένδρον
a tree
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δένδρον
a tree
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