Mark 4:26

And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.

27And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:18The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.

Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and In the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.

Isaiah 32:20Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.

Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 13:11Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:31Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to 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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