Mark 4:26-32

26And he said, Thus is the kingdom of 1God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

27and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

28The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

29But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

30And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of 2God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

31As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

32and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.