Mark 4:32

New Century Version

But when planted, this seed grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants. It produces large branches, and the wild birds can make nests in its shade.”

Cross References

Psalm 104:12

Wild birds make nests by the water; they sing among the tree branches.

Psalm 91:1

Those who go to God Most High for safety will be protected by the Almighty.

Proverbs 4:18

The way of the good person is like the light of dawn, growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.

Song of Solomon 2:3

Among the young men, my lover is like an apple tree in the woods! I enjoy sitting in his shadow; his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Isaiah 11:9

They will not hurt or destroy each other on all my holy mountain, because the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the sea is full of water.

Isaiah 32:2

Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind, like a safe place in a storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like a cool shadow from a large rock in a hot land.

Lamentations 4:20

The Lord’s appointed king, who was our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, “We will be protected by him among the nations.”

Ezekiel 17:23

I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. Then it will grow branches and give fruit and become a great cedar tree. Birds of every kind will build nests in it and live in the shelter of the tree’s branches.

Matthew 13:32

That seed is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows, it is one of the largest garden plants. It becomes big enough for the wild birds to come and build nests in its branches.”

Mark 4:31

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest seed you plant in the ground.

Mark 4:33

Jesus used many stories like these to teach the crowd God’s message—as much as they could understand.