And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it? 31It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth: 32And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof. 33And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear. 34And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.