Mark 4:26

Mark 4:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
• New International Version (NIV)He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,

Context of Mark 4:26

24Then He continued, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be added to you. 25For whoever has, to him more will be given. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like when a man spreads seed on the soil 27and falls asleep at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows. He himself doesn’t know how. 28Automatically, the earth brings forth a crop—first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

Mark 4:26 word by word

Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the kingdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• should castβάλλωballō · to throw: sowG906
• seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• intoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the groundγῆgē · earth: soilG1093

Cross-references for Mark 4:26

• Matthew 3:2“Turn away from your sins, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”
• Matthew 4:17From then on, Yeshua began to proclaim, “Turn away from your sins, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
• Matthew 13:11And He replied to them, “To you has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
• Luke 13:18So Yeshua was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
• Mark 4:3“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to spread some seed.
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked earn deceptive wages, but a sower of righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Ecclesiastes 11:4Whoever keeps watching the wind will not sow and whoever gazes at the clouds will not reap.
• Isaiah 28:24Does a plowman plow all day to sow the seed? Does he continually break open and harrow his ground?
• Isaiah 32:20Blessed are you, sowing by all waters, letting the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
• Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to spread some seed.
• Luke 8:5“The sower went out to spread his seed. As he sowed, some fell beside the road and was trampled; and the birds of the air ate it up.
• John 4:36“The reaper receives a reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together.
• John 12:24Amen, amen I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
• James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.
• 1 Peter 1:23You have been born again—not from perishable seed but imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.

Commentaries on Mark 4:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - This parable is mentioned only by Mark, a proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. Whitby supposes it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphrases is thus: - "What I have said of the seed sown upon good ground, may be illustrated by this parable. The doctrine of the kingdom, received in a good and honest heart, is like seed sown by a man in his ground, properly prepared to receive it; for when he hath sown it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be compared to this. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable is recorded only by Mark.Read the comment
• 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. 26-29This parable focuses on the seed and how it grows over time. Just as the earth produces crops on its own, the completion (final coming) of God’s kingdom does not depend on human effort. first the stalk, then the head, then the grain that ripens within: These describe the normal stages of a seed’s growth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day--go about his other ordinary occupations, leaving it to the well-known laws of vegetation under the genial influences of heaven. This is the sense of "the earth bringing forth fruit of herself," in Mr 4:27.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:26

• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Regeneration
• Sermon
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Jesus Christ
• Kingdom of God (of Heaven), the

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