Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain on the head.

New American Standard Bible

The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

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.

International Standard Version

the ground produces grain by itself first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

A Conservative Version

For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

American Standard Version

The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

Amplified

The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the earth
γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

καρποφορέω 
Karpophoreo 
Usage: 4

of herself
αὐτόματος 
Automatos 
of self, of own accord
Usage: 1

πρῶτον 
Proton 
first, at the first Trans, first of all,
Usage: 40

the blade
χόρτος 
Chortos 
Usage: 11

εἶτα 
Eita 
Usage: 12

the ear
στάχυς 
Stachus 
ear of corn, ear
Usage: 3

εἶτα 
Eita 
Usage: 12

the
σῖτος 
Sitos 
Usage: 7

πλήρης 
Pleres 
Usage: 15

σῖτος 
Sitos 
Usage: 7

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Seed That Grows By Itself

27 he sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn’t know how. 28 The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain on the head. 29 But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Cross References

Mark 4:31-32

It’s like a mustard seed that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground.

Genesis 1:11-12

Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 2:4-5

These are the records of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation at the time that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

Genesis 2:9

The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 4:11-12

So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.

Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 92:13-14

Planted in the house of the Lord,
they thrive in the courts of our God.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth produces its growth,
and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.

Hosea 6:3

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

Matthew 13:26

When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Philippians 1:6

I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:9-11

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,

Colossians 1:10

so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we also do for you.

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