Mark 4:31

Translations

Modern

It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

Traditional

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:

Literal

It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it may be sown upon the earth, is smallest of all the seeds that are upon the earth.

Latin

Sicut granum sinapis, quod cum seminatum fuerit in terra, minus est omnibus seminibus, quæ sunt in terra:

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Greek

English

It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

Notes

Mark 4:30–32

Jesus contrasts a very small beginning with a large result. The mustard seed was known to be very small, almost the smallest seed people commonly used (see Matthew 17:20).

Mark 4:26–34

Mark now gives additional seed parables (see 4:3–20). They all focus on "the mystery of the kingdom of God" (4:11). The parables of the seed growing secretly (4:26–29) and the mustard seed (4:30–32) show different stages of seed growth.

The kingdom of God is hidden (4:21). But growth is certain (4:26–29). The outcome will be great (4:32).

Mark 4:1–34

In this section, Mark gathers several teaching parables of Jesus. A parable is a short story that teaches a spiritual truth.

Theme notes and profiles

The Coming of God’s Kingdom The Secret of the Messiah

Events

Seaside Parables and Miraclec. AD 28

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Mark 4:31

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