19It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.`
20And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God?
21It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.`
22And he was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;
23and a certain one said to him, `Sir, are those saved few?` and he said unto them,
24`Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
25from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,