Mark 4:32

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But once it is planted, it grows larger than any garden plant. It even puts out branches that are big enough for birds to nest in its shade.

Cross References

Psalm 104:12

Birds build their nests nearby and sing in the trees.

Psalm 91:1

Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful.

Proverbs 4:18

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Song of Solomon 2:3

And you, my love, are an apple tree among trees of the forest. Your shade brought me pleasure; your fruit was sweet.

Isaiah 11:9

Nothing harmful will take place on the LORD's holy mountain. Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honour the LORD.

Isaiah 32:2

They will be a place of safety from stormy winds, a stream in the desert, and a rock that gives shade from the heat of the sun.

Lamentations 4:20

The LORD's chosen leader was our hope for survival! We thought he would keep us safe somewhere among the nations, but even he was caught in one of their traps.

Matthew 13:32

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree. Birds even come and nest on its branches.

Mark 4:31

It is like what happens when a mustard seed is planted in the ground. It is the smallest seed in all the world.

Mark 4:33

Jesus used many other stories when he spoke to the people, and he taught them as much as they could understand.