31 It is like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, although it[a] is the smallest of all the seeds that are on the ground, 32 but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade.” 33 And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:31 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as concessive
  2. Mark 4:33 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation