1. Mark 4:32 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Does Jesus mean that God’s kingdom is not significant by comparing it with a mustard seed?

Mark 4:32 (ESV)

32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

He does not mean that. You can be mistaken about the smallness of the seed. When it grows into a mustard bush, it can reach a height of 2–3 meters. In its shade, birds can shelter from the heat of the sun.