33He spokeanotherparable to them, “aThe kingdom of heaven is likeleaven, which a womantook and hid in 1,bthreesata of flouruntil it was allleavened.”
34AllthesethingsJesusspoke to the crowds in parables, and He was not speaking to them awithout a parable35so thatwhat was spokenthrough the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “aI will open My mouth in parables;I will utterthingshiddensince the foundation ofthe world.”