Mark 4:28
World English Bible (WEB)
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
In context
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
Mark 4:28 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
- KJV King James Version
- For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
- DBY Darby Translation
- The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.