New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4:26-32

26And He was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316is likeοὕτως ὡςhoutōs hōsG3779 G5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who castsβάλῃbalēG906seedσπόρονsporonG4703upon the soilγῆςgēsG1093;

27and he goesG2518to bedG2518at nightνύκταnuktaG3571and getsἐγείρηταιegeirētaiG1453up by dayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,and the seedσπόροςsporosG4703sproutsβλαστᾷblastaG985and growsμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373--howὡςhōsG5613,he himselfαὐτός.autosG846does not knowG3609.

28The soilγῆgēG1093producesG2592cropsG2592by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413the bladeχόρτονchortonG5528,thenG1535the headστάχυνstachunG4719,thenG1535the matureπλήρηςplērēsG4134grainσῖτονsitonG4621in the headστάχυϊ.stachuiG4719.

29But whenὅτανhotanG3752the cropκαρπός,karposG2590permitsπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,he immediatelyG2117putsἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649in the sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the harvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326has comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.”

30And He saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“HowπῶςpōsG4459shall wepictureὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenG3666the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,orἢēG2228by whatτίνιtiniG5101parableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shall we presentθῶμεν;thōmenG5087it?

31It islikeὡςhōsG5613a mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615seedG2848,whichὃςhosG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687upon the soilγῆς,gēsG1093,though it is smallerμικρότερονmikroteronG3398than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690that are upon the soilγῆς.gēsG1093,

32yetG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752it is sownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it growsἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305up and becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096largerμεῖζονmeizonG3173than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the gardenλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001plantsG3001and formsποιεῖpoieiG4160largeμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798;soὥστεhōsteG5620thatthe birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410nestκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681underὑπὸhupoG5259its shadeσκιὰνskianG4639.”

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