Mark 4:26
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
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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
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, 2 but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. 1
Isaiah 32:20+ 32:20. MPr: The first clause applies to the study of Torah. The second clause applies to the two Messiahs. The first Messiah son of Joseph, is likened to the ox, and the second Messiah son of David to the donkey, with reference to (Zech 9:9 in Tanchuma, Parashah 1). (Messiah as an Ox: Matt 21:12; John 2:15; Rev 19:14; Messiah as a donkey: Matt 21:1-9; John 13:1-5; Messiah as both beast of burden and humble combined: Matt 21:12-15) Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, 2 who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.
Matthew 4:17+ 4:17. MP: Messiah proclaims the favorable time and grace of God. (Is 61:2a) From that time, Yeshua [Salvation] began to preach, and to say, “ Teshuvah ·Turn repent·! For the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is at hand.”
Matthew 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven (God), but it is not given to them.
Matthew 13:31He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven (God) 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 →