• Mark 1:15 — And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
• Matt 13:31 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
• Matt 13:33 — Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

2 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic

6 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 4 passages
• Large Catechism · 1 passage
• Commentary on True and False Religion · 1 passage