23. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24. Then He continued, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be added to you.
25. For whoever has, to him more will be given. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26. And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like when a man spreads seed on the soil
27. and falls asleep at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows. He himself doesn’t know how.
28. Automatically, the earth brings forth a crop—first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
29. But when the grain is ready, at once he sends in the sickle, for the harvest has come.”
30. Yeshua also said, “How should we picture the kingdom of God? Or by what story shall we present it?
31. It is like a mustard seed when it’s planted in the ground. Though the smallest of all seeds in the earth, yet when planted it grows up and becomes the largest of all the herbs.
32. It puts forth big branches, so the birds of the air can nest in its shade.”