Mark 4:32

Mark 4:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”

Context of Mark 4:32

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. But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.” 33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. 34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

Mark 4:32 word by word

καὶ ὅταν σπαρῇ, ἀναβαίνει καὶ γίνεται μεῖζον πάντων τῶν λαχάνων καὶ ποιεῖ κλάδους μεγάλους ὥστε δύνασθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνοῦν.¶Read the interlinear

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• afterὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• it is plantedσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• it growsἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• to beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• the largestμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• garden plantsλάχανονlachanon · plantG3001
• puts forthποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• branchesκλάδοςklados · branchG2798
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• ·δύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• nestκατασκηνόωkataskēnoō · to dwellG2681
• inὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• itsαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shadeσκιάskia · shadowG4639

Cross-references for Mark 4:32

• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
• Psalms 80:9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
• Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
• Daniel 4:10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
• Lamentations 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

Commentaries on Mark 4:32

• 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. 30-32Jesus contrasts a very small beginning with a large result. The mustard seed was known to be very small, almost the smallest seed people commonly used (see Matthew 17:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-341. And he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude--or, according to another well-supported reading, "a mighty" or "immense multitude." so that he entered into a ship--rather, "the ship," meaning the one mentioned in Mr 3:9. (See on Mt 12:15). and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land--crowded on the seashore to listen to Him. (See on Mt 13:1, 2.)Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:32

• Church
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sermon
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Mustard
• Birds
• Branch ;bough
• Fowl
• Jesus Christ

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