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Mark 4:26
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“The kingdom of God
And he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede into the ground,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
Then Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who plants seed in the ground.
Then He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;
And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
Jesus also said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Again Jesus said: God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field.
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
Then Jesus said, "God's kingdom is like a man who plants seed in the ground.
Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, like a man who casts seed in the ground.
Jesus went on to say, "The Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his field.
And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
He said, "So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed on the eretz,
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as a man who shall cast seed into the earth;
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
And he sayde, so is the kyngdome of God: euen as yf a man shoulde sowe seede in the grounde,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
He said, "So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:
And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe,
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed on the earth;
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
Jesus also said, "The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.
He said, "The holy nation of God is like a man who plants seed in the ground.
He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
And he was saying - Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,
And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude
And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
And he sayde: The kyngdome of God is after this maner, as when a man casteth sede vpon the londe,
Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:
Then Jesus said, "God's kingdom is like seed thrown on a field by a man who then goes to bed and forgets about it. The seed sprouts and grows—he has no idea how it happens. The earth does it all without his help: first a green stem of grass, then a bud, then the ripened grain. When the grain is fully formed, he reaps—harvest time!
Jesus also told them, "God's Green Pasture is like a farmer that plants seeds in a field.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
So: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:18
as: Mark 4:3, Mark 4:4, Mark 4:14-20, Proverbs 11:18, Ecclesiastes 11:4, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Isaiah 28:24-26, Isaiah 32:20, Matthew 13:3, Matthew 13:24, Luke 8:5, Luke 8:11, John 4:36-38, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, James 3:18, 1 Peter 1:23-25
Reciprocal: Isaiah 61:11 - as the earth Matthew 13:26 - General John 3:8 - so 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's 1 Corinthians 15:38 - General Colossians 1:6 - bringeth
Cross-References
Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me."
Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.
Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech.
Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.
And you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God who answers by fire, he is God." And all the people answered, "It is well spoken."
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
This one will say, 'I am the LORD's,' another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, 'The LORD's,' and surname himself by the name of Israel."
Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came forth from the loins of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said,.... He went on saying the following parable, which was delivered at the same time that the parable of the sower was, though omitted by Matthew; and is here placed between that, and the other concerning the grain of mustard seed; which shows the time when it was spoken. The design of it is to set forth the nature of the word, and the ministration of it; the conduct of the ministers of the Gospel, when they have dispensed it; the imperceptibleness of its springing and growth; the fruitfulness of it, when it has taken root, without the help of man; the gradual increase of grace under the instrumentality of the word; and the gathering of gracious souls, when grace is brought to maturity:
so is the kingdom of God; such is the nature of the Gospel dispensation; and such are the things that are done in it, as may fitly be represented by the following;
as if a man should cast seed into the ground: by "the man", is not meant Christ, for he sleeps not; and besides, he knows how the seed springs and grows; but any Gospel minister, who is sent forth by Christ, bearing precious seed: and by seed is intended, not gracious persons, the children of the kingdom, as in the parable of the tares; nor the grace of God in them, though that is an incorruptible and an abiding seed; but the word of God, or Gospel of Christ, so called for its smallness, the diminutive character it bears, and contempt it is had in by some; and for its choiceness and excellency in itself, and in the account of others; and for its generative virtue under a divine influence: for the Gospel is like the manna, which was a small round thing, as a coriander seed; and as that was contemptible in the eyes of the Israelites, so the preaching of the Gospel is, to them that perish, foolishness; and yet it is choice and precious seed in itself, and to those who know the value of it, by whom it is preferred to thousands of gold and silver; and, as worthless and unpromising as it may seem to be, it has a divine virtue put into it; and, under the influence of powerful and efficacious grace, it is the means of regenerating souls, and produces fruit in them, which will remain unto everlasting life: though, as the seed is of no use this way, unless it is sown in the earth, and covered there; so is the Gospel of no use for regeneration, unless it is by the power of God let into the heart, and received there, where, through that power, it works effectually. By "casting" it into the earth, the preaching of the word is designed; which, like casting seed into the earth, is done with the same sort of seed only, and not with different sorts, with plenty of it, and at the proper time, whatever discouragements there may be, and with great skill and judgment, committing it to God to raise it up again: for the faithful dispensers of the word do not spread divers and strange doctrines; their ministry is all of apiece; they always sow the same like precious seed, without any mixture of the tares of error and heresy; and they do not deal it out in a narrow and niggardly way; they do not restrain and conceal any part of truth, but plentifully distribute it, and declare the whole counsel of God; and though there may be many discouragements attend them, many temptations arise to put off from sowing the word; the weather bad, storms and tempests arise, reproaches and persecutions come thick and fast, still they go on; using all that heavenly skill, prudence, and discretion God has given them, preaching the word in season, and out of season; and when they have done, they leave their work with the Lord, knowing that Paul may plant, and Apollos water, but it is God only that gives the increase: and by the "ground", into which it is cast, As meant the hearers of the word, who are of different sorts; some like the way side, others like the stony ground, and others like the thorny earth, and some like good ground, as here; whose hearts are broke up by the Spirit of God, the stoniness of them taken away, and they made susceptive of the good word.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
So is the kingdom of God - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be compared to this. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable is recorded only by Mark.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 26. So is the kingdom of God — This parable is mentioned only by Mark, a proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. Whitby supposes it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphrases is thus: - "What I have said of the seed sown upon good ground, may be illustrated by this parable. The doctrine of the kingdom, received in a good and honest heart, is like seed sown by a man in his ground, properly prepared to receive it; for when he hath sown it, he sleeps and wakes day after day, and, looking on it, he sees it spring and grow up through the virtue of the earth in which it is sown, though he knows not how it doth so; and when he finds it ripe, he reaps it, and so receives the benefit of the sown seed. So is it here: the seed sown in the good and honest heart brings forth fruit with patience; and this fruit daily increaseth, though we know not how the Word and Spirit work that increase; and then Christ the husbandman, at the time of the harvest, gathers in this good seed into the kingdom of heaven." I see no necessity of inquiring how Christ may be said to sleep and rise night and day; Christ being like to this husbandman only in sowing and reaping the seed.
