Parable of the Mustard Seed — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on parable of the mustard seed, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Matthew 13:31 (KJV)
To what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven in this parable?
Answer: A grain of mustard seed
Study note. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed.
Lesson 2 · Matthew 13:31 (KJV)
Who took and sowed the seed?
Answer: A man
Study note. Which a man took, and sowed in his field.
Lesson 3 · Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
How is the mustard seed described in size?
Answer: Smallest of all seeds
Study note. Which indeed is the least of all seeds.
Lesson 4 · Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
What does it become when grown?
Answer: The greatest among herbs, a tree
Study note. It is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree.
Lesson 5 · Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
Who come to lodge in its branches?
Answer: The birds of the air
Study note. So that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches.
Lesson 6 · Matthew 13:33 (KJV)
What parable did Jesus speak next, also of the kingdom?
Answer: The leaven
Study note. The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven.
Lesson 7 · Matthew 13:33 (KJV)
In how many measures of meal did the woman hide the leaven?
Answer: Three
Study note. Which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal.
Lesson 8 · Matthew 13 (KJV)
What does the mustard seed teach about small beginnings?
Answer: They grow to great influence
Study note. The kingdom grows from small beginnings to global reach.
Lesson 9 · Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
Jesus said faith as a mustard seed can do what?
Answer: Remove a mountain
Study note. Ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove.
Lesson 10 · Mark 4:31 (KJV)
In which Gospels is the parable of the mustard seed recorded?
Answer: Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Study note. It is found in Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 13.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does parable of the mustard seed point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?