Like a mustard grain, which at the time it was sown in the ground was the tiniest of all the seeds that are on the earth ​ — but when it has been sown, it comes up and becomes greater than all other vegetables and produces great branches, so that the birds of the heaven are able to find lodging under its shadow. ” ​ — Mark 4: 30 - 32.
Sinepiivakesega, mis on, kui see maha külvatakse, väiksem kui kõik muud seemned maa peal, aga kui see on külvatud, tõuseb ta ning saab suuremaks kõigist taimedest ja kasvatab suured oksad, nõnda et taeva linnud võivad pesitada ta varju all ”.