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Mark 4:29
Mark 4:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
- New International Version (NIV)As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
Context of Mark 4:29
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. And 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? 31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
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ὅταν δὲ παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός, εὐθὺς ἀποστέλλει τὸ δρέπανον ὅτι παρέστηκεν ὁ θερισμός.¶Read the interlinear
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- as soon asεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
- as soon asὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- grainκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
- is ripeπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- he swingsἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- sickleδρέπανονdrepanon · sickleG1407
- becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- harvestθερισμόςtherismos · harvestG2326
- has comeπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
Cross-references for Mark 4:29
- Job 5:26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
- Joel 3:13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
Commentaries on Mark 4:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29He putteth in the sickle - Ϛ, he sendeth out the sickle, i.e. the reapers; the instrument, by a metonomy, being put for the persons who use it. This is a common figure. It has been supposed that our Lord intimates here that, as soon as a soul is made completely holy, it is taken into the kingdom of God. But certainly the parable does not say so. When the corn is ripe, it is reaped for the benefit of him who sowed it; for it can be of little or no use till…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Immediately he putteth in the sickle - This is the way with the farmer. As soon as the grain is ripe it is cut down. So it is often with the Christian. As soon as he is prepared for heaven he is taken there. But we are not to press this part of the parable, as if it meant that all are removed as soon as they are fit for heaven. Every parable contains circumstances thrown in to fill up the story, which cannot be literally interpreted. In this, the…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. 29Harvest time is like the final coming of God’s kingdom. A sickle often represents the final judgment (Jeremiah 50:16; Joel 3:13; Revelation 14:14–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. But when the fruit is brought forth--to maturity immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come--This charmingly points to the transition from the earthly to the heavenly condition of the Christian and the Church. Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mr 4:30-32). For the exposition of this portion, see on Mt 13:31, 32.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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