Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
the ground produces grain by itself first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
American Standard Version
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The soil yields its crop, first the green sprout, then the ears of grain, and then the kernels in the ears.
Anderson New Testament
For the earth, of its own accord, produces fruit, first the blade; then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Bible in Basic English
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
Common New Testament
All by itself the earth produces grainfirst the blade, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the earth spontaneously produces, first the blade, then the ear, after that the grain of corn in the ear.
Darby Translation
The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.
Godbey New Testament
The earth spontaneously brings forth fruit; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.
Goodspeed New Testament
The ground of itself is productive, putting forth first a blade, then a head, then fully developed wheat in the head.
John Wesley New Testament
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, after that, the full corn in the ear.
Julia Smith Translation
For the earth bears fruit spontaneously; first the grass, then the ear, then the full wheat in the ear.
King James 2000
For the earth brings forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full grain in the ear.
Lexham Expanded Bible
By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.
Modern King James verseion
For the earth brings out fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, after that the full grain in the ear.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ears, after that full corn in the ears.
Moffatt New Testament
(For the earth bears crops by itself, the blade first, the ear of corn next, and then the grain full in the ear.)
Montgomery New Testament
Of its own accord the earth bears its crops; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
NET Bible
By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
New Heart English Bible
For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Noyes New Testament
For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Sawyer New Testament
The earth produces spontaneously, first the stalk, then the head, then the full wheat in the head.
The Emphasized Bible
of itself, the earth beareth fruit, - first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for the earth, naturally prolific, beareth fruit; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
Webster
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Weymouth New Testament
Of itself the land produces the crop-- first the blade, then the ear; afterwards the perfect grain is seen in the ear.
Williams New Testament
The ground of itself produces, first the stalk, then the head; at last there is the matured grain of wheat in the head.
World English Bible
For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Worrell New Testament
The earth of itself bears fruit; first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
Worsley New Testament
For the earth produces fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear:
Youngs Literal Translation
for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
Themes
Agriculture » Products of » Grain
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
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Imperceptible
Interlinear
Karpophoreo
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Seed That Grows By Itself
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and lengthen, he knows not how. 28 For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit yields, straightaway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Mark 4:31-32
It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.
Genesis 1:11-12
And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kind (in which is the seed of them) upon the earth. And it was so.
Genesis 2:4-5
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that LORD God made earth and heaven.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, also the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 4:11-12
And now cursed are thou from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
Psalm 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 92:13-14
Men who are planted in the house of LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also he has set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so lord LORD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Hosea 6:3
And let us know, let us follow on to know LORD. His going forth is sure as the morning, and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.
Matthew 13:26
And when the blade sprouted and produced fruit, then the tares also appeared.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
Colossians 1:10
For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,