Parable of the Leaven the entire quantity of dough has been affected. In the Gospel of Luke, the parable is as follows: This parable is part of a pair, and shares the meaning of the preceding Parable of the Mustard Seed, namely the powerful growth of the Kingdom of God from small beginnings. The final outcome is inevitable once the natural process of growth has begun. Although leaven symbolises evil influences elsewhere in the New Testament (as in Luke ), it is not generally interpreted that way in this parable. However, a few commentators do see the leaven as reflecting future corrupting influences in
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard to justify the principle of a "living wage", though generally conceding that this is not the main point of the parable. An example is John Ruskin, who quotes the parable in the title of his book "Unto This Last". Ruskin does not discuss the religious meaning of the parable but rather its social and economic implications. A somewhat different parable in Islamic faith has been recorded in Islamic Hadith: The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, ‘Why should we work more and get lesser wages?’ Allah said, ‘Have I withheld part of your right?’ They replied in the