Mark 4:27 Parallel Translations

He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn't know how.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

ASV:

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

BBE:

And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

DBY:

and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

ERV:

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

WEY:

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

WBS:

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

WEB:

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how.

YLT:

and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

Mark 4:27 Cross References

XREF:

Mark 4:26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

Mark 4:28 "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:27 And {g} should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he {h} knoweth not how.
(g) That is, when he has finished sowing should wait both day and night not doubting that the seed should spring forth, which grows both by day and night.
(h) It is the duty of the ministers to work the ground with all diligence, and accredit the success to God: for the mighty work of the seed coming to blade and ear is mysterious, and is only known by the fruit that comes.

PNT:

4:27 Should sleep, and rise, etc. While giving the seed sown time to germinate and come forth.

MHC:

4:21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself in a good conversation. It grows gradually: first the blade; then the ear; after that the full corn in the ear. When it is sprung up, it will go forward. The work of grace in the soul is, at first, but the day of small things; yet it has mighty products even now, while it is in its growth; but what will there be when it is perfected in heaven!

CONC:

Asleep Awake Bed Doesn't Gets Goes Got Grow Grows Grows-how Growth Idea Knoweth Nights Rise Seed Sleep Sleeps Spends Spring Sprout Sprouts Tall Though

Asleep Awake Bed Gets Goes Grow Grows Growth Idea Night Nights Rise Seed Sleep Sleeps Spends Spring Sprouts Tall Whether

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