Focused Passage

Mark 4:30-32

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

30 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32 But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 30

Cross-references

Matthew 13:31 BSB references Luke 13:18 BSB references Matthew 11:16 Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He asked ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular To what Πῶς G4459 Adverb can we compare ὁμοιώσωμεν G3666 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - ἢ G2228 Conjunction With ἐν G1722 Preposition what τίνι G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular parable παραβολῇ G3850 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular shall we present θῶμεν G5087 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural it αὐτὴν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 31

Cross-references

Matthew 17:20 Classic cross-references Mark 4:28 Classic cross-references Acts 19:20 Classic cross-references Jonah 1:16 Classic cross-references Luke 13:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

It is like ὡς G5613 Adverb a mustard seed κόκκῳ G2848 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular . . . σινάπεως G4615 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular which ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὅταν G3752 Conjunction is ὂν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular [the] smallest μικρότερον G3398 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural seeds σπερμάτων G4690 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural sown σπαρῇ G4687 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition . . . τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular . . . γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural upon ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

Daniel 4:20 Classic cross-references Daniel 4:10 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 31:3 Classic cross-references Psalms 80:9 Classic cross-references Psalms 91:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

But καὶ G2532 Conjunction after ὅταν G3752 Conjunction it is planted σπαρῇ G4687 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular it grows ἀναβαίνει G305 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction to be γίνεται G1096 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular the largest μεῖζον G3173 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural garden plants λαχάνων G3001 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction puts forth ποιεῖ G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular great μεγάλους G3173 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural branches κλάδους G2798 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural so that ὥστε G5620 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural birds πετεινὰ G4071 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular air οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - δύνασθαι G1410 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive nest κατασκηνοῦν* G2681 Verb - Present Infinitive Active in ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition its αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular shade σκιὰν G4639 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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