Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn 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.
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
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:
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 may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; 28 for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear; 29 and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Mark 4:31-32
As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;
Genesis 1:11-12
And God saith, 'Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.
Genesis 2:4-5
These are births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;
Genesis 2:9
and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 4:11-12
and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
Psalm 1:3
And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
Psalm 92:13-14
Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish.
Proverbs 4:18
And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
Ecclesiastes 3:1
To everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.
Isaiah 61:11
For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!
Hosea 6:3
And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.'
Matthew 13:26
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
Philippians 1:6
having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform it till a day of Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:9-11
and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,
Colossians 1:10
to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,