Then He said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what sort of parable shall we illustrate it?
Mark 4:31 - English Majority Text Version It is like a mustard seed, which whenever it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth; Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all seeds upon the earth; American Standard Version (1901) It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, Common English Bible Consider a mustard seed. When scattered on the ground, it’s the smallest of all the seeds on the earth; Catholic Public Domain Version It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds which are in the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth: |
Then He said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what sort of parable shall we illustrate it?
but whenever it is sown, it comes up and becomes greater than all the garden vegetables, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to nest under its shade."
So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added.
And hearing this, they were glorifying the Lord, saying to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are having believed, and they are all zealous for the law;
However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
And more than ever, believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"