Mark 4:32
And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
33And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.
Cross References
Psalms 80:9Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me,
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forwards, and increaseth even to perfect day.
Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea.
Lamentations 4:20Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles. Christ, etc... This, according to the letter, is spoken of their king, who is called the Christ, that is, the Anointed of the Lord. But it also relates, in the spiritual sense, to Christ our Lord, suffering for our sins.
Daniel 4:10I saw in the vision of my head upon my bed, and behold a watcher, and a holy one came down from heaven. A watcher... A vigilant angel, perhaps the guardian of Israel.
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 →