Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in 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;
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:
Williams New Testament
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on 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 unto him that hath, shall it be given: And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath." 26 And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground, 27 and should sleep and rise up night and day: and the seed should spring, and grow up while he is not aware.
Cross References
Matthew 13:24
Another similitude put he forth, unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.
Proverbs 11:18
The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
He that regardeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that hath respect unto the clouds, shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
Isaiah 28:24-26
Goeth not the husbandman ever in due season earnestly to his land? He moweth and ploweth his ground to sow.
Isaiah 32:20
O how happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sow your seed beside all waters, and drive thither the feet of your oxen and asses.
Matthew 3:2
saying, "Repent: the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Matthew 13:11
He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:31
Another parable he put forth unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field, which is the least of all seeds.
Matthew 13:33
Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."
Mark 4:3-4
"Hearken to. Behold; The sower went out to sow,
Mark 4:14-20
The sower, soweth the word.
Luke 8:5
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden under feet, and the fowls of the air devoured it up.
Luke 8:11
The similitude is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke 13:18
Then said he, "What is the kingdom of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?
John 4:36-38
And he that reapeth, receiveth reward; and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: That both he that soweth and he that reapeth might rejoice together.
John 12:24
Verily, verily I say unto you, except the wheat corn fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone. If it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I have planted. Apollos watered. But God gave increase.
James 3:18
Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.
1 Peter 1:23-25
for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.