Mark 4:26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
In Context
25He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
27And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
Isaiah 32:20Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.
Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Matthew 13:11And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:31He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:22-35
The Gradual Advance of the Gospel. 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be… Read the whole commentary →