Focused Passage

Mark 4:26-29

The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm

Mark 4 moves from Jesus' parable of the sower to the mystery of the kingdom, from warning about hearing to promises of hidden growth, from small beginnings to great kingdom outcome, and finally from kingdom teaching to a storm where the disciples must learn who Jesus is.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 11:6Classic cross-references John 3:8Classic cross-references Matthew 13:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 61:11Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:6Classic cross-references

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] also saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeΟὕτωςG3779Adverb. . .ὡςG5613Adverba manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwho scattersβάλῃG906Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularseedσπόρονG4703Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargroundγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 27

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 11:5Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 1:3Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:37Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 8:17Classic cross-references John 9:10Classic cross-references

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionNightνύκταG3571Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhe sleepsκαθεύδῃG2518Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwakesἐγείρηταιG1453Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularseedσπόροςG4703Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsproutsβλαστᾷG985Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongrowsμηκύνηταιG3373Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[though] heαὐτόςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularknowsοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbhowὡςG5613Adverb

Verse 28

Cross-references

Genesis 1:12Classic cross-references Genesis 1:11Classic cross-references Philippians 1:9Classic cross-references Hosea 6:3Classic cross-references Mark 4:31Classic cross-references

Original words

All by itselfαὐτομάτηG844Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularearthγῆG1093Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularproduces a cropκαρποφορεῖG2592Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - Superlative[the] stalkχόρτονG5528Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthenεἶτα*G1534Adverb[the] headστάχυνG4719Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthenεἶτα*G1534Adverbgrainσῖτον*G4621Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[that] ripensπλήρηςG4134Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwithinἐνG1722Preposition. . .τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular. . .στάχυϊG4719Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Joel 3:13Classic cross-references Revelation 14:15Classic cross-references Isaiah 57:1Classic cross-references Matthew 13:30Classic cross-references Matthew 13:40Classic cross-references

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunctionas soon asεὐθὺςG2112Adverb. . .ὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargrainκαρπόςG2590Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis ripeπαραδοῖG3860Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularhe swingsἀποστέλλειG649Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularsickleδρέπανονG1407Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularharvestθερισμόςG2326Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas comeπαρέστηκενG3936Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

See Joel 3:13, including LXX.

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