Just as you don’t know the path of the wind, or how bones develop in the womb of a pregnant woman, so also you don’t know the work of God who makes everything.
Mark 4:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He sleeps and rises night and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And then continues sleeping and rising night and day while the seed sprouts and grows and increases–he knows not how. American Standard Version (1901) and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. Common English Bible then sleeps and wakes night and day. The seed sprouts and grows, but the farmer doesn’t know how. Catholic Public Domain Version And he sleeps and he arises, night and day. And the seed germinates and grows, though he does not know it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not. |
Just as you don’t know the path of the wind, or how bones develop in the womb of a pregnant woman, so also you don’t know the work of God who makes everything.
I observed all the work of God and concluded that a person is unable to discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though a person labours hard to explore it, he cannot find it; even if a wise person claims to know it, he is unable to discover it.
‘The kingdom of God is like this,’ he said. ‘A man scatters seed on the ground.
The soil produces a crop by itself #– #first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain on the ear.
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ,