You don’t know where the wind blows. And you don’t know how a baby grows in its mother’s body. In the same way, you don’t know what God will do—and he makes everything happen.
Mark 4:27 - Easy To Read Version The seed begins to grow. It grows night and day. It is not important if the man is sleeping or awake; the seed still grows. The man does not know how the seed grows. 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. |
You don’t know where the wind blows. And you don’t know how a baby grows in its mother’s body. In the same way, you don’t know what God will do—and he makes everything happen.
I also saw the many things that God does. And I saw that people can’t understand all the work that God does on earth. A person might try and try to understand, but he can’t. Even if a wise man says he understands the work God does, it is not true. No person can understand all those things.
Then Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man that plants seed in the ground.
Without any help, the ground grows grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
We thank God for you always. And we should do that because that is right for us to do. It is right because your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing.
But grow in the grace (kindness) and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.