Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.
Mark 4:32 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 But when it is sown it groweth up and becometh greater than all herbs, so that the birds of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet after it is sown, it grows up and becomes the greatest of all garden herbs and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air are able to make nests and dwell in its shade. American Standard Version (1901) yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. Common English Bible but when it’s planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all vegetable plants. It produces such large branches that the birds in the sky are able to nest in its shade.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it produces great branches, so much so that the birds of the air are able to live under its shadow." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof. |
Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is one of the least of the seeds that are in the earth.
And with many such parables spake he the word to them, as they were able to hear.