Mark
Mark 4:26–28
26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. 28All by itself the earth produces a crop— first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
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Mark 4:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also said | ἔλεγεν | elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλεία | basileia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| like | Οὕτως | Houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| a man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| who scatters | βάλῃ | balē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| seed | σπόρον | sporon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4703 seed for sowing |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ground | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Mark 4:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night | νύκτα | nykta | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| he sleeps | καθεύδῃ | katheudē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wakes | ἐγείρηται | egeirētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| seed | σπόρος | sporos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4703 seed for sowing |
| sprouts | βλαστᾷ | blasta | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G985 I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| grows | μηκύνηται | mēkynētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3373 I lengthen |
| he | αὐτός | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| knows | οἶδεν | oiden | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| how | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
Mark 4:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All by itself | αὐτομάτη | automatē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G844 of its own accord |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆ | gē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| produces a crop | καρποφορεῖ | karpophorei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2592 I bear fruit |
| first | πρῶτον | prōton | Adverb - Superlative | G4412 first, before |
| stalk | χόρτον | chorton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5528 grass, hay |
| then | εἶτα | eita | Adverb | G1534 then, thereafter, next |
| head | στάχυν | stachyn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4719 a head of grain |
| then | εἶτα | eita | Adverb | G1534 then, thereafter, next |
| grain | σῖτον | siton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4621 wheat, grain |
| ripens | πλήρης | plērēs | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4134 full |
| within | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
Cross-references
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Mark 4:26 Matthew 13:24 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–9 · 1 Peter 1:23–25 · Luke 8:11 · James 3:18 · Isaiah 32:20 · Luke 8:5 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · Proverbs 11:18 · Mark 4:14–20 · Isaiah 28:24–26 · Ecclesiastes 11:4
Mark 4:27 Ecclesiastes 11:5 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Ecclesiastes 8:17 · 1 Corinthians 15:37–38
Mark 4:28 Philippians 1:9–11 · Hosea 6:3 · Mark 4:31–32 · 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13 · Colossians 1:10 · Philippians 1:6 · Matthew 13:26 · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Isaiah 61:11 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Psalm 92:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.