Mark 4
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Mark 4:26-34

26And He was sayingG3004, “The kingdomG932 of GodG2316 is likeG3779G5613 a manG444 who castsG906 seedG4703 upon the soilG1093; 27and he goesG2518 to bedG2518 at nightG3571 and getsG1453 up by dayG2250, and the seedG4703 sproutsG985 and growsG3373--howG5613, he himselfG846 does not knowG3609. 28The soilG1093 producesG2592 cropsG2592 by itselfG844; firstG4413 the bladeG5528, thenG1535 the headG4719, thenG1535 the matureG4134 grainG4621 in the headG4719. 29But whenG3752 the cropG2590 permitsG3860, he immediatelyG2117 12putsG649 in the sickleG1407, becauseG3754 the harvestG2326 has comeG3936.”

303And He saidG3004, “HowG4459 shall we 45pictureG3666 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, orG2228 by whatG5101 parableG3850 shall we presentG5087 it? 31It is likeG5613 a mustardG4615 seedG2848, whichG3739, whenG3752 sownG4687 upon the soilG1093, though it is smallerG3398 than allG3956 the seedsG4690 that are upon the soilG1093, 32yetG2532 whenG3752 it is sownG4687, it growsG305 up and becomesG1096 largerG3173 than allG3956 the gardenG3001 plantsG3001 and formsG4160 largeG3173 branchesG2798; soG5620 that 6the birdsG4071 of the 7airG3772 canG1410 nestG2681 underG5259 its shadeG4639.”

33With manyG4183 suchG5108 parablesG3850 He was speakingG2980 the wordG3056 to them, soG2531 far as they were ableG1410 to hearG191 it; 34and He did not speakG2980 to them 8withoutG5565 a parableG3850; but He was 9explainingG1956 everythingG3956 privatelyG2596G2398 to His ownG2398 disciplesG3101.

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Notes

  1. 1. Mark 4:29 Lit sends forth ↩
  2. 2. Mark 4:29 Joel 3:13 ↩
  3. 3. Mark 4:30 Mark 4:30-32: Matt 13:31, 32; Luke 13:18, 19 ↩
  4. 4. Mark 4:30 Lit compare ↩
  5. 5. Mark 4:30 Matt 13:24 ↩
  6. 6. Mark 4:32 Ezek 17:23; Ps 104:12; Ezek 31:6; Dan 4:12 ↩
  7. 7. Mark 4:32 Or sky ↩
  8. 8. Mark 4:34 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:25 ↩
  9. 9. Mark 4:34 Luke 24:27 ↩

Commentaries on Mark 4

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