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| − | '''Mustard''' is a popular [[condiment]] created from the seeds of the Mustard plant. | + | '''Mustard''' is a popular [[condiment]] created from the seeds of the mustard plant. |
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| | + | ==Mustard in the Bible== |
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| | + | Mustard can be found in several places in the [[Bible]]: |
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| | + | {{cquote|He told them another [[parable]]: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like [[yeast]] that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough." Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. Matthew 13:31-34 }} |
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| | + | {{cquote|The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this [[mulberry]] tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. "Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the [[sheep]]. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, 'Come along now and sit down to eat'? Luke 17:5-7}} |
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