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Mark 4:26-29 KJV
Mark · chapter 4 · verses 26–29
26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.Mark 4:26-29 · King James Version
Mark 4:26-29 in context
24And 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.
25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
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Key words (Strong's)
- immediatelyeutheōsstraightway, immediately, forthwithG2112 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
- knowetheidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- herselfautomatosmoved by one s own impulse, or acting without the instigation or intervention of another…G844 →
- harvesttherismosharvest, the act of reaping, fig. of the gathering of men into the kingdom of God…G2326 →
- springblastanōto sprout, bud, put forth new leaves, to produceG985 →
- sickledrepanona sickle, a pruning-hook, a hooked vine knife, such as reapers and vinedressers useG1407 →
- sleepkatheudōto fall asleep, drop off to sleep, to sleep, to sleep normally, euphemistically, to be…G2518 →
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The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: - I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that is, as in the parable before, to bring forth fruit.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-34