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It islikeὡςa grainκόκκῳof mustard,σινάπεωςwhich,ὃςwhenὅτανit is sownσπαρῇonἐπὶthe ground,τῆς γῆςisὂνsmallerμικρότερονthan allπάντωνthe seedsτῶν σπερμάτωνthat areτῶνonἐπὶthe earth;τῆς γῆς
Mark 4:31
Study it in the app“It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth;”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:31, word by word
- a grainκόκκῳkokkōi
grain, seed
Grain, seed.
Where else “kokkōi” appears- of mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōs
mustard
Mustard, a plant with a tiny seed that grows very large.
Where else “sinapeōs” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- it is sownσπαρῇsparēi
sow
Sow.
Where else “sparēi” appears- the groundγῆςgēs
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēs” appears- isὂνon
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “on” appears- smallerμικρότερονmikroteron
small
Of little size, little age or little importance before others.
Where else “mikroteron” appears- the seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōn
seed
What is sown in the ground so that a plant will grow.
Where else “spermatōn” appears
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Mark 4:30-32
30And he was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it? 31It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth; 32and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”
31He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32it is smaller than all the seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
18So he was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and put in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”
The context
30And he was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it?
31 · This verse (above)
32and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”
To study Mark 4 in a group
1. What it says
What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?