Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
It's like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it's the smallest of all the seeds on earth,
American Standard Version
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,
Anderson New Testament
It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the ground, is less than all seeds that are in the ground;
Bible in Basic English
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
Common New Testament
It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is the smallest of all seeds in the earth;
Daniel Mace New Testament
it is like a grain of mustard-seed, which when sown in the earth, is less than any other grain that is sown there.
Darby Translation
As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,
Godbey New Testament
Tis like a grain of mustard seed, which when it may be sown upon the earth, is the smallest of all seeds which are upon the earth,
Goodspeed New Testament
It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the world,
John Wesley New Testament
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is one of the least of the seeds that are in the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
As a kernel of mustard, which, when it be sown in the earth, is smaller than all seeds upon the earth:
King James 2000
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, [although it] is the smallest of all the seeds that [are] on the ground,
Modern King James verseion
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds that be in the earth:
Moffatt New Testament
It is like a grain of mustard-seed ??less than any seed on earth when it is sown on earth;
Montgomery New Testament
It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the soil, is the smallest seed in the world;
NET Bible
It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground --
New Heart English Bible
It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Noyes New Testament
It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth;
Sawyer New Testament
It is like a mustard seed, which when sown in the earth is the least of all seeds on the earth;
The Emphasized Bible
As a grain of mustard seed, - which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
It is like a grain of mustard, which when it is sown in the earth, is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth:
Twentieth Century New Testament
By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
Webster
It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.
Weymouth New Testament
It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the world;
Williams New Testament
It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds,
World English Bible
It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Worrell New Testament
It is like to a grain of mustard, which when it is sown upon the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
Worsley New Testament
It is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which when it is sown in the ground, is one of the lest of all the seeds on the earth:
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Church » Progress of » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Gospel » Compared to » A mustard seed
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The mustard seed
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the tares and other teachings (in galilee)
Kingdom » Growth of prophesied
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Mustard Seed
30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it? 31 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. 32 Yet when it is sown, it goes up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under the shade of it.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 22:17-18
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore, and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies,
Psalm 72:16-19
There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains. The fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon. And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Isaiah 2:2-3
And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of LORD's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow to it.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of L
Isaiah 49:6-7
yea, he says, It is too light a thing that thou should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou may be my salvation to the e
Isaiah 53:2
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isaiah 53:12-3
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors. Yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercessi
Isaiah 60:22
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, LORD, will hasten it in its time.
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Thus says lord LORD: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain.
Daniel 2:34-35
Thou looked until a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
Daniel 2:44-45
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it s
Amos 9:11-15
In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof. And I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,
Micah 4:1-2
But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of LORD's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and peoples shall flow to it.
Zechariah 2:11
And many nations shall join themselves to LORD in that day, and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee. And thou shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to thee.
Zechariah 8:20-23
Thus says LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, and the inhabitants of many cities.
Zechariah 12:8
In that day LORD shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And he who is feeble among them at that day shall be as David, and the house of David shall be as God, as the agent of LORD before them.
Zechariah 14:6-9
And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name [is] great among the Gentiles. And in every place incense [is] offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name [is] great among the Gentiles, says LORD
Matthew 13:31-33
He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard plant, which having taken, a man sowed in his field.
Luke 13:18-19
And he said, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it?
Acts 2:41
Indeed therefore those who received his word gladly, were immersed. And there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 4:4
But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.
Acts 5:14
And more who believe were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,
Acts 19:20
Thus the word of the Lord was growing mightily and was prevailing.
Acts 21:20
And when the men heard, they glorified God, having said to him, Thou see, brother, how many thousands there are of the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealots of the law.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh agent sounded, and great voices occurred in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will reign into the ages of the ages.
Revelation 20:1-6
And I saw an agent coming down out of heaven having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.