Berean Standard Bible
Mark 4:26
26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Mark 4:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
- New International Version (NIV)He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
Context of Mark 4:26
24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you. 25For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. 28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
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Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆςRead the interlinear
- also saidκαίkai · andG2532
- also saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- likeοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- who scattersβάλλωballō · to throw: sowG906
- seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- groundγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
Cross-references for Mark 4:26
- Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Luke 13:18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
- Mark 4:3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Ecclesiastes 11:4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
- Isaiah 28:24Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
- Isaiah 32:20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
- Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
- Luke 8:5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
- John 4:36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
- John 12:24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
- James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
- 1 Peter 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Commentaries on Mark 4:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - This parable is mentioned only by Mark, a proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. Whitby supposes it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphrases is thus: - "What I have said of the seed sown upon good ground, may be illustrated by this parable. The doctrine of the kingdom, received in a good and honest heart, is like seed sown by a man in his ground, properly prepared to receive it; for when he hath sown it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be compared to this. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable is recorded only by Mark.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-29This parable focuses on the seed and how it grows over time. Just as the earth produces crops on its own, the completion (final coming) of God’s kingdom does not depend on human effort. first the stalk, then the head, then the grain that ripens within: These describe the normal stages of a seed’s growth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day--go about his other ordinary occupations, leaving it to the well-known laws of vegetation under the genial influences of heaven. This is the sense of "the earth bringing forth fruit of herself," in Mr 4:27.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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