15. But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?
16. This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
17. This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.
18. Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
19. It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
20. He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?
21. It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
22. Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.