Mark 4:26

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

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  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike `are' good.
  • John 4:36-38 : 36 `And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together; 37 for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper. 38 I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.
  • 1 Pet 1:23-25 : 23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age; 24 because all flesh `is' as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away, 25 and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
  • Eccl 11:4 : 4 Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
  • John 12:24 : 24 verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;
  • 1 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth; 7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth -- God; 8 and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour, 9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
  • Isa 28:24-26 : 24 The whole day plougheth the ploughman to sow? He openeth and harroweth his ground! 25 Hath he not, if he have made level its face, Then scattered fitches, and cummin sprinkle, And hath placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rie `in' its own border? 26 And instruct him for judgment doth his God, He doth direct him.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Happy `are' ye sowing by all waters, Sending forth the foot of the ox and the ass!
  • Matt 3:2 : 2 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
  • Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'
  • Matt 13:3 : 3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
  • Matt 13:31 : 31 Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
  • Mark 4:3-4 : 3 `Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
  • Mark 4:14-20 : 14 He who is sowing doth sow the word; 15 and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts. 16 `And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it, 17 and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled. 18 `And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word, 19 and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 `And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
  • Luke 8:5 : 5 `The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.
  • Luke 8:11 : 11 `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,
  • Luke 13:18 : 18 And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

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  • Mark 4:27-33
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    27and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

    28for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

    29and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

    30And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

    31As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

    32and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

    33And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

  • Matt 13:22-27
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    22`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

    23`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

    24Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

    25and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

    26and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

    27`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

  • Mark 4:13-14
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    13And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

    14He who is sowing doth sow the word;

  • Luke 13:18-20
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    18And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

    19It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'

    20And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God?

  • Matt 13:31-33
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    31Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

    32which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'

    33Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

  • Luke 8:8-11
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    8`And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    9And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

    10And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

    11`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

  • Mark 4:3-5
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    3`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

    5and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

  • Luke 8:5
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    5`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

  • Matt 13:37-38
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    37And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

    38and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

    4and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

    5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

  • Mark 4:7-9
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    7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

    8and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

    9And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

    19Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

  • Matt 25:14
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    14`For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

  • Mark 4:20
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    20`And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

  • Luke 17:6
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    6and the Lord said, `If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

  • Matt 13:44
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    44`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

  • Matt 13:8
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    8and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

  • Eccl 11:6
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    6In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike `are' good.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
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    37and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

  • Mark 4:11
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    11and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

  • Mark 12:1
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    1And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;