Verse 26
Mark 4:26
World English Bible, British Edition
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He said,
“God (Elohim)’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ ἔλεγεν· Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ⸀ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
English Translation
And he said: The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the earth.
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Chapter 4 Context
1
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to
him, so that he entered in...
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2
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
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3
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
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4
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds
came and devoured it.
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Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it...
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When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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7
Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
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8
Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty...
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9
He said,
“Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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10
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve
asked him about the parables.
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11
He said to them,
“To you is given the mystery of God (Elohim)’s Kingdom, but to those who are outsid...
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12
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perha...
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13
He said to them,
“Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
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14
The farmer sows the word.
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15
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Sata...
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These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word...
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They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because...
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18
Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
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19
and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering
i...
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20
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, som...
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21
He said to them,
“Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket
or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stan...
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22
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret
bu...
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23
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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24
He said to them,
“Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to...
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25
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be...
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26
He said,
“God (Elohim)’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
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and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t
k...
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28
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
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29
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
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30
He said,
“How will we liken God (Elohim)’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
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31
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all
t...
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yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches,
s...
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33
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were
able to hear it.
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34
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own
disciples he explained everythin...
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35
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them,
“Let’s go over to the other side.”
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36
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the
boat. Other small boats were...
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37
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that
the boat was already filled.
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38
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him
up and asked him, “Teacher, do...
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39
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,
“Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was...
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40
He said to them,
“Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
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41
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is
this, that even the wind and the sea...
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