Mark 4:32

and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

In Context

31As a grain of mustard seed,—which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;

33And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word,—according as they were able to hear;

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Cross References

Psalms 80:9Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;

Proverbs 4:18But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,—going on and brightening, unto meridian day.

Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt—nor destroy, in all my holy mountain,—For filled is the land with the knowledge of Yahweh, As the waters, to the sea, form a covering.

Lamentations 4:20The fragrance of our nostrils, The Anointed of Yahweh, hath been captured in their pits,—of whom we had said—In his shade, shall we live among the nations.

Daniel 4:10The visions then of my head upon my bed [were these],—I was looking, when lo! a tree in the midst of the land, and, the height thereof, was great.

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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