Mark 4:26

In 9 translations

BSB

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

KJV

¶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

WEB

He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

ASV

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

LSV

And He said, “Thus is the Kingdom of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

YLT

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

DBY

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,Elohim

DRC

And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

GNV

Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,

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SBLGNT

Καὶ ἔλεγεν· Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

RP2018

Καὶ ἔλεγεν, Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἐὰν ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ἔλεγεν, Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς ἐὰν ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

SCR1894

και ελεγεν ουτως εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου ως εαν ανθρωπος βαλη τον σπορον επι της γης

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• Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6–9I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each…
• 1 Peter 1:23–25For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers…
• Luke 8:11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
• Luke 8:5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
• James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
• Isaiah 32:20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
• John 12:24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• Mark 4:14–20The farmer sows the word. Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Some are like the seeds sown on rocky…
• Mark 4:3–4“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
• John 4:36–38Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what…
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Isaiah 28:24–26Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil? When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,…
• Ecclesiastes 11:4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
• Luke 13:18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

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