Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying,
King James Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
A Conservative Version
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
American Standard Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
Amplified
Then He said,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,
Anderson New Testament
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Common New Testament
And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:
Darby Translation
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
Godbey New Testament
And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as a man may cast seed on the ground;
Goodspeed New Testament
"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,
John Wesley New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Julia Smith Translation
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
King James 2000
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Moffatt New Testament
And he said, "It is with the Realm of God as when a man has sown seed on earth;
Montgomery New Testament
"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;
NET Bible
He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
New Heart English Bible
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Noyes New Testament
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
Sawyer New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God as a man casts the seeds into the earth,
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying - Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said, The kingdom of heaven is of that kind, as if a man should cast seed into his field;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
Webster
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Weymouth New Testament
Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:
World English Bible
He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Worrell New Testament
And He said, "So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth;
Worsley New Testament
And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
Themes
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Imperceptible
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the tares and other teachings (in galilee)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » Seed growing secretly
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a man who sowed good seed
Parables » Parables of Christ » Seed growing secretly
Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Imperceptible
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Seed That Grows By Itself
25 For whoever has will have more given to him, but whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away." 26 He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground, 27 then continues sleeping by night and getting up by day, while the seed sprouts and comes up without his knowing how.
Cross References
Matthew 13:24
He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.
Matthew 3:2
and saying, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus continued to preach and say, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 13:3
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
Matthew 13:11
He answered: "It is you and not they who are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 13:31
He told them this story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13:33
He told another story: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to yeast which a woman took and worked into a bushel of flour until it all had risen."
Mark 4:3-4
"Listen! A sower went out to sow.
Mark 4:14-20
The message is what the sower sows.
Luke 8:5
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.
Luke 8:11
This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.
Luke 13:18
So He went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what may I compare it?
John 4:36-38
Now the reaper is already getting pay, for he is gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
John 12:24
I most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains a single grain. But if it does die, it yields a great harvest.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but it was God who kept the plants growing.
James 3:18
The harvest of uprightness is grown from the seed of peace by those who are peacemakers.
1 Peter 1:23-25
because you have been born anew, not from a germ that perishes but from one that does not perish, by the word of the living and everlasting God.