Mark 4:26
And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
1770 John Worsley 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
27and sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up, and increase; he knows not how.
Cross References
Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 13:11And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:
Matthew 13:31Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom 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 →