Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying,
King James Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
A Conservative Version
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
American Standard Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
Amplified
Then He said,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,
Anderson New Testament
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Common New Testament
And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:
Darby Translation
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
Godbey New Testament
And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as a man may cast seed on the ground;
Goodspeed New Testament
"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,
John Wesley New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Julia Smith Translation
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
King James 2000
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,
Moffatt New Testament
And he said, "It is with the Realm of God as when a man has sown seed on earth;
NET Bible
He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
New Heart English Bible
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Noyes New Testament
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
Sawyer New Testament
And he said, So is the kingdom of God as a man casts the seeds into the earth,
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying - Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said, The kingdom of heaven is of that kind, as if a man should cast seed into his field;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
Webster
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Weymouth New Testament
Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:
Williams New Testament
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,
World English Bible
He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Worrell New Testament
And He said, "So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth;
Worsley New Testament
And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
Themes
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
Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Imperceptible
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Seed That Grows By Itself
25 For he who holds, to him will more be given, and he who holds not, from him will be taken even what he holds." 26 "It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth; 27 night and day he sleeps and wakes while the seed is sprouting and growing tall, he knows not how.
Cross References
Matthew 13:24
He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
Matthew 3:2
"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 13:3
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:11
"Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.
Matthew 13:31
He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field.
Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."
Mark 4:3-4
"Listen! the Sower once went out to sow,
Mark 4:14-20
"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.
Luke 8:5
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside, and was trodden under foot, and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 8:11
"This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.
Luke 13:18
This led him to say. "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
John 4:36-38
The reaper is already receiving wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
John 12:24
In solemn truth I tell you that except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single kernel; but if it die it bears a great crop.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the seed grow.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is being sown in peace by those who are working peace.
1 Peter 1:23-25
For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.