Mark 4:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Again Jesus said: God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:18

Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

If you worry about the weather and don't plant seeds, you won't harvest a crop.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.

Isaiah 32:20

You will have God's blessing, as you plant your crops beside streams, while your donkeys and cattle roam freely about.

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered: I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.

Matthew 13:3

Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.

Matthew 13:31

Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

Matthew 13:33

Jesus also said: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

Matthew 3:2

He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

Matthew 4:17

Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

Mark 4:25

Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose what little they have.

Mark 4:27

The farmer sleeps at night and is up and around during the day. Yet the seeds keep sprouting and growing, and he doesn't understand how.

Luke 13:18

Jesus said, “What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?

Luke 8:11

This is what the story means: The seed is God's message,

Luke 8:5

A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing it, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds.

John 12:24

I tell you for certain that a grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat.

James 3:18

When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.