Mark 4:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Mark 4:28

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

The earth

First

Blade

Matthew 13:26

General references

Matthew 13:26

1 Corinthians 15:38

Bible References

The earth

Then God said, “Let the earth sprout

vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven.

Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.

First

It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

Planted in the house of the Lord,

They will flourish in the courts of our God.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,

to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;

Blade

But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

General references

But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.