Mark 4:28

Mark 4:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
• New International Version (NIV)All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

Context of Mark 4:28

26Jesus 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. All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within. 29And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.” 30Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

Mark 4:28 word by word

αὐτομάτη ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ πρῶτον χόρτον εἶτα στάχυν εἶτα πλήρης σῖτον ἐν τῷ στάχυϊ.Read the interlinear

• All by itselfαὐτόματοςautomatos · by itselfG844
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• earthγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• produces a cropκαρποφορέωkarpophoreō · to bear fruitG2592
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• stalkχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• headστάχυςstachus · head of grainG4719
• grainσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• ripensπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• withinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for Mark 4:28

• Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
• Genesis 2:4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
• Genesis 4:11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
• Isaiah 61:11For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
• Mark 4:31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
• Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
• Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 1:10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
• Matthew 13:26When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Commentaries on Mark 4:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Bringeth forth - of herself - . By its own energy, without either the influence or industry of man. Similar to this is the expression of the poet: - Namque aliae, Nullis Homlnum Cogentibus, ipsae Sponte Sua veniunt. Virg. Geor. l. ii. v. 10 "Some (trees) grow of their own accord, without the labor of man." All the endlessly varied herbage of the field is produced in this way. The full corn - , Full wheat; the perfect, full-grown, or ripe corn. Lucian uses…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself - That is, it is done without the power of man. It is done while man is engaged in other things. The scope of this passage does not require us to suppose that our Saviour meant to say that the earth had any productive power of itself, but only that it produced its fruits not by the “power of man.” God gives it its power. It has no power of its own. So religion in the heart is not by the power of man. It grows…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. 2828. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear--beautiful allusion to the succession of similar stages, though not definitely marked periods, in the Christian life, and generally in the kingdom of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:28

• Church
• Corn
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Regeneration
• Sermon
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Accord; According; Accordingly
• Grass
• Jesus Christ
• Justification
• Kingdom of God (of Heaven), the

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