Mark 4:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³¹ It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all seeds upon the earth;

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ 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,

Common English Bible

³¹ Consider a mustard seed. When scattered on the ground, it’s the smallest of all the seeds on the earth;

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds which are in the earth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:

Mark 4:31 Cross References

Mark 4:30

And He continued to speak, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? Or, what parable will [best] illustrate it?

Mark 4:32

even though it is the least [significant] of all seeds on earth, becomes larger than all other plants. It develops huge branches so that the birds of the sky can roost in their shade.”

Luke 17:6

And the Lord said, “If you had faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and replanted in the ocean,’ and it would obey you.

Acts 19:20

So, the message of the Lord spread widely and had a great influence [over people].

Acts 2:41

Then those who responded [by faith] to the words [spoken by Peter and the apostles] were immersed, and about three thousand persons were added to them [i.e., the apostles] on that day.

Acts 21:20

And when they heard [all] this, they gave honor to God, then said to Paul, “Brother, you can see how many thousands of Jewish believers [in Christ] there are [everywhere] and all of them are eager to observe the [requirements of the] Law of Moses.

Acts 4:4

But many of the people who heard the message [of God] believed [in Jesus] and the number of men [alone] came to be about five thousand.

Acts 5:14

And more and more believers in the Lord, both men and women, were [being] added to the [people of the] Lord.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded its trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord [i.e., God] and of His Christ, and He will rule forever and ever.”