Parable of the Mustard Seed size." The Parable of the Leaven (which in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke immediately follows) shares this theme of large growth from small beginnings. As with the Parable of the Sower, which in "Matthew" and "Mark" occurs earlier in the same chapter, the man sowing the seed represents Jesus, and the plant is the Kingdom of God. The nesting birds may refer to Old Testament texts which emphasize the universal reach of God's empire, such as Daniel 4:12. However, a real mustard plant is unlikely to attract nesting birds, so that "Jesus seems deliberately to emphasize the notion of
The Good Samaritan Window, Chartres Cathedral twenty-four - depict the Story of Creation. These are the themes of the planes depicting the story of the Good Samaritan: 1 - Signature panel (a shoemaker cutting leather) 2 - Signature panel (shoemakers making cord soles) 3 - Signature panel (donation of the window) 4 - Christ telling the parable to a couple of Pharisees 5 - The pilgrim leaving Jerusalem 6 - A bandit prepares to attack the pilgrim 7 - The pilgrim is beaten, robbed and stripped 8 - A Priest and a Levite see the injured man but walk on past 9 - A Samaritan binds