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

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

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

32But 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 13:31BSB references Luke 13:18BSB references Matthew 11:16Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:13Classic cross-references

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTo whatΠῶςG4459Adverbcan we compareὁμοιώσωμενG3666Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ἢG2228ConjunctionWithἐνG1722PrepositionwhatτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularparableπαραβολῇG3850Noun - Dative Feminine Singularshall we presentθῶμενG5087Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralitαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 31

Cross-references

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

Original words

It is likeὡςG5613Adverba mustard seedκόκκῳG2848Noun - Dative Masculine Singular. . .σινάπεωςG4615Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwhichὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὅτανG3752ConjunctionisὂνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular[the] smallestμικρότερονG3398Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparativeof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralseedsσπερμάτωνG4690Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralsownσπαρῇG4687Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐπὶG1909Preposition. . .τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular. . .γῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraluponἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

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

Original words

ButκαὶG2532ConjunctionafterὅτανG3752Conjunctionit is plantedσπαρῇG4687Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularit growsἀναβαίνειG305Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionto beγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularthe largestμεῖζονG3173Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparativeof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralgarden plantsλαχάνωνG3001Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionputs forthποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargreatμεγάλουςG3173Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralbranchesκλάδουςG2798Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralso thatὥστεG5620ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularairοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-δύνασθαιG1410Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passivenestκατασκηνοῦν*G2681Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinὑπὸG5259PrepositionitsαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularshadeσκιὰνG4639Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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