Luke 13:19

“…the herb from a grain of mustard seed hath spread out its branches; wherein already the leaven, which at first was contemptible, hath leavened three measures, that is, the whole round world repeopled by the three sons of Noe: for from East and West and North and South shall come they that shall sit down with the…” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 31, 33; Luke xiii. 19, 21.

“Wherefore He Himself, declaring Himself very beautifully, likened Himself to a grain of mustard-seed; and pointed out the spirituality of the word that is sown, and the productiveness of its nature, and the magnificence and conspicuousness of the power of the…” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 31; Luke xiii. 19.

“This, he says, is the kingdom of heaven, the grain of mustard seed, the point which is indivisible in the body; and, he says, no one knows this (point) save the spiritual only.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 31, 32; Mark iv. 31, 32; Luke xiii. 19.

While His adversaries were ashamed, and the people rejoiced, at the glorious things that were done by Christ, He proceeds to explain the progress of the Gospel under certain similitudes, as it follows, Then said he,…

In another place, a grain of mustard seed is introduced where it is compared to faith. If then the mustard seed is the kingdom of God, and faith is as the grain of mustard seed; faith is truly the kingdom of heaven,…

Or else; The kingdom of God is the Gospel, through which we gain the power of reigning with Christ. As then the mustard seed is surpassed in size by the seeds of other herbs, yet so increases as to become the shelter…

Now the man, is Christ, the garden, His Church, to be cultivated by His discipline. He is well said to have taken the grain, because the gifts which He together with the Father gave to us from His divinity, He took…

Or, any man receiving a grain of mustard seed, that is, the word of the Gospel, and sowing it in the garden of his soul, makes it a great tree, so as to bring forth branches, and the birds of the air (that is, they…

Many think Christ is the leaven, for leaven which is made from meal, excels its kind in strength, not in appearance. So also Christ (according to the Fathers) shone forth above others equal in body, but…

The Satum is a kind of measure in use in the province of Palestine, holding about a bushel and a half.

But we are the meal of the woman which hide the Lord Jesus in the secrets of our hearts, until the heat of heavenly wisdom penetrates our innermost recesses. And since He says it was hid in three measures, it seems…

Or, for the woman you must understand the soul; but the three measures, its three parts, the reasoning part, the affections, and the desires. If then any one has hidden in these three the word of God, he will make…

Or, the three measures of meal are the race of mankind, which was restored out of the three sons of Noah. The woman who hid the leaven is the wisdom of God.

Or else, by the leaven our Lord means the Holy Spirit, the Sower proceeding (as it were) from the seed, which is the word of God. But the three measures of meal, signify the knowledge of the Father, and the Son, and…

Or, by the leaven He speaks of love, which kindles and stirs up the heart; the woman, that is, the Church, hides the leaven of love in three measures, because she bids us love God with all our hearts, all our minds,…

Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 13:18–21 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 13:18–21 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 13:18–21 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in The Instructor I.11.

Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Luke 13:18–21 (Catena Aurea).

Matthew 13:31 and Luke 13:19 share the same wording (12 words).