Mark 4:26-29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 “The kingdom of God(A) is like this,” He said. “A man scatters seed on the ground; 27 he sleeps(B) and rises(C)—night(D) and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn’t know how. 28 The soil produces a crop(E) by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain(F) on the head. 29 But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle,(G) because the harvest(H) has come.”
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Mark 4:26-29
Lexham English Bible
The Parable of the Seed that Grows by Itself
26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground. 27 And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he does not know how.[a] 28 By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head. 29 But when the crop permits, he sends in the sickle right away, because the harvest has come.”
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- Mark 4:27 Literally “in such a way as he does not know”
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