Mark 4:26

And he said: “The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

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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

25For whoever has, to him it shall be given. And whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.”

27And he sleeps and he arises, night and day. And the seed germinates and grows, though he does not know it.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:18The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.

Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand cease. For you do not know which of these may rise up, the one or the other. But if both rise up together, so much the better.

Isaiah 32:20Blessed are you who sow over any waters, sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there.

Matthew 4:17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”

Matthew 13:11Responding, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it has not been given to them.

Matthew 13:31He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed 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 →

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