Mark 4:26

And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as a man may cast seed on the ground;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 whosoever has, it shall be given unto him: and he who has not, it shall be taken from him even that which he has.

27and he may sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed germinates and grows, as he does not know.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.

Matthew 13:11He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:31And He submitted another parable to them, saying; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which, a man having taken, 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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