Mark 4:28

Mark 4:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
• New International Version (NIV)All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

Context of Mark 4:28

26And 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. Automatically, the earth brings forth a crop—first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29But when the grain is ready, at once he sends in the sickle, for the harvest has come.” 30Yeshua also said, “How should we picture the kingdom of God? Or by what story shall we present it?

Mark 4:28 word by word

αὐτομάτη ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ πρῶτον χόρτον εἶτα στάχυν εἶτα πλήρης σῖτον ἐν τῷ στάχυϊ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the earthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the earthγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• bringeth forth fruitκαρποφορέωkarpophoreō · to bear fruitG2592
• of herselfαὐτόματοςautomatos · by itselfG844
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• the bladeχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• the earστάχυςstachus · head of grainG4719
• theσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for Mark 4:28

• Genesis 1:11Then God said, “Let the land sprout grass, green plants yielding seed, fruit trees making fruit, each according to its species with seed in it, upon the land.” And it happened so.
• Genesis 2:4These are the genealogical records of the heavens and the earth when they were created, at the time when Adonai Elohim made land and sky.
• Genesis 4:11So now, cursed are you from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
• Isaiah 61:11For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes things sown to spring up, so Adonai Elohim will cause justice and praise to spring up before all the nations.
• Mark 4:31It is like a mustard seed when it’s planted in the ground. Though the smallest of all seeds in the earth, yet when planted it grows up and becomes the largest of all the herbs.
• Psalms 1:3He will be like a planted tree over streams of water, producing its fruit during its season. Its leaf never droops— but in all he does, he succeeds.
• Psalms 92:13The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1For everything there is a season and a time for every activity under heaven:
• Hosea 6:3So let us know, let us strive to know Adonai. Like dawn His going forth is certain. He will come to us like the rain, like the latter rain watering the earth.
• Philippians 1:6I am sure of this very thing—that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the Day of Messiah Yeshua.
• Colossians 1:10to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12May the Lord also cause you to increase and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you,
• Matthew 13:26Now when the stalk sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Commentaries on Mark 4:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Bringeth forth - of herself - . By its own energy, without either the influence or industry of man. Similar to this is the expression of the poet: - Namque aliae, Nullis Homlnum Cogentibus, ipsae Sponte Sua veniunt. Virg. Geor. l. ii. v. 10 "Some (trees) grow of their own accord, without the labor of man." All the endlessly varied herbage of the field is produced in this way. The full corn - , Full wheat; the perfect, full-grown, or ripe corn. Lucian uses…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself - That is, it is done without the power of man. It is done while man is engaged in other things. The scope of this passage does not require us to suppose that our Saviour meant to say that the earth had any productive power of itself, but only that it produced its fruits not by the “power of man.” God gives it its power. It has no power of its own. So religion in the heart is not by the power of man. It grows…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. 2828. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear--beautiful allusion to the succession of similar stages, though not definitely marked periods, in the Christian life, and generally in the kingdom of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:28

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

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Accord; According; Accordingly
• Grass
• Jesus Christ
• Justification
• 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