Mark 4:32

God's Word

However, when planted, it comes up and becomes taller than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that birds can nest in its shade.”

Cross References

Psalm 104:12

The birds live by the streams. They sing among the branches.

Psalm 91:1

Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of righteous people is like the light of dawn that becomes brighter and brighter until it reaches midday.

Song of Solomon 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I want to sit in his shadow. His fruit tastes sweet to me.

Isaiah 11:9

They will not hurt or destroy anyone anywhere on my holy mountain. The world will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord like water covering the sea.

Isaiah 32:2

Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

Lamentations 4:20

The person the Lord anointed ⌞as king⌟, who is the breath of our life, was caught in their pits. We had thought that we would live in our king’s shadow among the nations.”

Ezekiel 17:23

I will plant it on a high mountain in Israel. It will grow branches and produce fruit. It will become a magnificent cedar tree. Every kind of bird will nest in it and find a home in the shelter of its branches.

Matthew 13:32

It’s one of the smallest seeds. However, when it has grown, it is taller than the garden plants. It becomes a tree that is large enough for birds to nest in its branches.”

Mark 4:31

It’s like a mustard seed planted in the ground. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds on earth.

Mark 4:33

Jesus spoke ⌞God’s⌟ word to them using many illustrations like these. In this way people could understand what he taught.