Verse 26
Mark 4:26
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God (Elohim), as if a man should cast seed upon 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.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
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And again he began to teach by the seaside. And there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so th...
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And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
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Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
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and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.
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And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightaway it sprang up, beca...
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but when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
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And other fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth...
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And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
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And he said unto them, Unto you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God (Elohim): but unt...
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that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest hapl...
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And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
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The sower soweth the word.
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And these are they by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightaway co...
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And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the...
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and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution a...
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And these are they that are sown among the thorns; such as hear the word,
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and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering...
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And these are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and be...
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And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to...
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For there is not anything hidden, which shall not be manifested; neither was anything made secret, b...
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If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto y...
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For whoso hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that...
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God (Elohim), as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
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and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.
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For the earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ea...
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But when the fruit is ripe, straightaway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.
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And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God (Elohim)? or with what comparison shall we...
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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all the seed...
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yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great bran...
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And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;
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and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his disciples he expounded all things...
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And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side.
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And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other little bo...
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And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that it was now...
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And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teache...
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And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and...
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And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
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And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the s...
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