Mark 4:26
He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
27He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18The wicked person lies to get his wages, 1 but one who sows what is right reaps the wages of truth. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning plant your seed; 2 until the evening, work with your hands as needed, 1 for you know not which will prosper, 2 whether morning or evening, or this or that, 2 or whether they will both alike be good. 1
Isaiah 32:20you who sow beside all the streams will be blessed, you who send out your ox and donkey to graze.
Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Matthew 13:11Jesus answered and said to them, “You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:31Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a 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 →