Mark 4:29
27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
- KJV
- But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
- WEB
- But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
- ASV
- But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.
- DARBY
- But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.
- BLB
- And when the fruit may offer itself, immediately he sends the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
- ÅB
- Men når grøden er moden, sender han straks sigden ut, fordi høsten er forhånden.
- OTB
- Men når avlingen er moden, setter han straks inn sigden, for høsten er kommet.»
- B1930
- Men når grøden er moden, sender han straks sigden ut, fordi høsten er forhånden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joel 3:13
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
Read in contextMatthew 13:30
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Read in contextIsaiah 57:1–2
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
Read in contextMatthew 13:40–43
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
Read in contextJob 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
Read in contextRevelation 14:13–17
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
Read in context2 Timothy 4:7–8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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