Mark 4:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 4:28

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The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, ^a“The kingdom of God is as if a man should¹ scatter seed on the ground,

27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and ^agrow, he himself does not know how.

28 For the earth ^ayields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

29 But when the grain ripens, immediately ^ahe puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 Then He said, ^a“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?

31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;

Verse Comparison: Mark 4:28

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American Standard Version
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

Amplified® Bible
The earth produces [acting] by itself--first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

Contemporary English Version
It is the ground that makes the seeds sprout and grow into plants that produce grain.

Darby English Version
The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

Good News Bible
The soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk appears, then the head, and finally the head full of grain.

International Standard Version
The ground produces grain by itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

King James Version
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

New American Standard Bible
"The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

New International Version
All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

New King James Version
For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

Young's Literal Translation
for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

New English Translation
By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

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