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

30Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story about the kingdom of God. This story shows what the kingdom of God is like. 31It is like this: A man takes a seed of the plant called mustard. He plants it in the soil. It is smaller than any other seed that people plant in the soil. But when it starts to grow, it becomes bigger than the largest bush. It will have big branches. Then the birds will come and they will live there. They will build their nests in the shade of the branches.’ 33Jesus taught God's message to the people. He used many stories like these. He told the people as much as they could understand. 34He always used stories to teach the people. Then he explained everything to his own disciples when he was alone with them.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• it is sownσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• it groweth upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• becomethγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• greater thanμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• herbsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• herbsλάχανονlachanon · plantG3001
• shooteth outποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• branchesκλάδοςklados · branchG2798
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• the fowlsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• of the airοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• mayδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• lodgeκατασκηνόωkataskēnoō · to dwellG2681
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the shadowσκιάskia · shadowG4639
• of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Mark 4:32

• Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isaiah 11:9Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain. Instead, people will know the Lord all over the earth, as water fills the whole sea.
• Psalms 80:9You prepared the ground ready for us. We put down roots like a vine. We grew well and we covered all the land.
• Ezekiel 31:3Think about how powerful Assyria was. At one time, it was as strong as a great cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that gave shade in the forest. It was very tall. Its top reached up to the clouds.
• Daniel 4:10This is the vision that I saw in my mind while I lay on my bed. I saw a tree there in front of me. It stood in the middle of the earth and it was very tall.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Isaiah 32:2Each leader will be like a safe place to hide from strong winds and storms. He will be like streams of water in a desert. And he will be like the shadow of a great rock in a hot, dry land.
• Lamentations 4:20The Lord had chosen a man to be our king. We thought that he would save us. ‘Under his shadow we will live among the other countries,’ we had always said. But the enemy caught him.

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