Mark 4:31 - The Scriptures 2009

³¹ “Like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth,

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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.

Mark 4:31 Cross References

Acts 19:20

So the word of the Master was growing mightily and prevailing.

Malachi 1:11

“For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My Name is great among nations. And in every place incense is presented to My Name, and a clean offering. For My Name is great among nations,” said יהוה of hosts.

Acts 21:20

And when they heard it, they praised the Master. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Yehuḏim there are who have believed, and all are ardent for the Torah,

Acts 5:14

And more believers were added to the Master, large numbers of both men and women,

Acts 4:4

But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.

Acts 2:41

Then those, indeed, who gladly received his word, were immersed. And on that day about three thousand beings were added to them.

Zechariah 12:8

“In that day יהוה shall shield the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. And the feeble among them in that day shall be like Dawiḏ, and the house of Dawiḏ like Elohim, like the Messenger of יהוה before them!

Zechariah 2:11

“And many nations shall be joined to יהוה in that day, and they shall become My people. And I shall dwell in your midst. And you shall know that יהוה of hosts has sent Me to you.

Isaiah 60:22

“The little shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, יהוה, shall hasten it in its time.”

Isaiah 53:12

Therefore I give Him a portion among the great, and He divides the spoil with the strong, because He poured out His being unto death, and He was counted with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53:2

For He grew up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or splendour that we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should desire Him –

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of His rule and peace there is no end, upon the throne of Dawiḏ and over His reign, to establish it and sustain it with right-ruling and with righteousness from now on, even forever. The ardour of יהוה of hosts does this.

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh messenger sounded, and there came to be loud voices in the heaven, saying, “The reign of this world has become the reign of our Master, and of His Messiah, and He shall reign forever and ever!”

Mark 4:30

And He said, “To what shall we compare the reign of Elohim? Or with what parable shall we present it?

Mark 4:32

“and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all plants, and forms large branches, so that the birds of the heaven are able to nest under its shade.

Luke 17:6

And the Master said, “If you have belief as a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.