Mark 4:32

Geneva Bible (1560)

But after that it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greatest of all herbes, and beareth great branches, so that the foules of heauen may builde vnder the shadow of it.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 80:9-9 : 9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land. 10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars. 11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 Who so dwelleth in the secrete of the most High, shall abide in the shadowe of the Almightie.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.
  • Song 2:3 : 3 Like the apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my welbeloued among the sonnes of men: vnder his shadow had I delite, & sate downe: and his fruite was sweete vnto my mouth.
  • Isa 11:9 : 9 Then shall none hurt nor destroy in all the mountaine of mine holines: for the earth shalbe full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters that couer the sea.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And that man shall bee as an hiding place from the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, and as the shadowe of a great rocke in a weary land.
  • Lam 4:20 : 20 The breath of our nostrels, the Anoynted of the Lord was taken in their nets, of whome we sayde, Vnder his shadowe we shalbe preserued aliue among the heathen.
  • Ezek 31:3-9 : 3 Beholde, Asshur was like a cedar in Lebanon with faire branches, & with thicke shadowing boughes, and shot vp very hye, and his toppe was among the thicke boughes. 4 The waters nourished him, and the deepe exalted him on hie with her riuers running round about his plants, and sent out her litle riuers vnto all the trees of the fielde. 5 Therefore his height was exalted aboue all the trees of the fielde, and his boughes were multiplied, and his branches were long, because of the multitude of the waters, which the deepe sent out. 6 All the foules of the heauen made their nestes in his boughes, and vnder his branches did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their yong, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations. 7 Thus was he faire in his greatnesse, and in the length of his branches: for his roote was neere great waters. 8 The cedars in the garden of God coulde not hide him: no firre tree was like his branches, and the chessenut trees were not like his boughes: all the trees in the garden of God were not like vnto him in his beautie. 9 I made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him. 10 Therefore thus sayeth the Lorde God, Because he is lift vp on high, and hath shot vp his toppe among the thicke boughes, and his heart is lift vp in his height,
  • Dan 4:10-14 : 10 (4:7) Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; beholde, I sawe a tree in the middes of the earth and the height thereof was great: 11 (4:8) A great tree and strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth. 12 (4:9) The boughes thereof were faire & the fruite thereof much, and in it was meate for all: it made a shadow vnder it for the beastes of the fielde, and the foules of the heauen dwelt in the boughes thereof, and all flesh fedde of it. 13 (4:10) I sawe in the visions of mine head vpon my bed, and beholde, a watchman and an holy one came downe from heauen, 14 (4:11) And cried aloude, and said thus, Hew downe the tree, and breake off his branches: shake off his leaues, and scatter his fruite, that the beastes may flee from vnder it, and the foules from his branches.
  • Dan 4:20-22 : 20 (4:17) The tree that thou sawest, which was great and mightie, whose height reached vnto the heauen, and the sight thereof through all the world, 21 (4:18) Whose leaues were faire & the fruit thereof much, and in it was meate for all, vnder the which the beastes of the fielde dwelt, and vpon whose branches the foules of the heauen did sit, 22 (4:19) It is thou, O King, that art great and mightie: for thy greatnesse is growen, and reacheth vnto heauen, and thy dominion to the endes of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 91%

    31 Another parable he put foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a graine of mustard seede, which a man taketh and soweth in his fielde:

    32 Which in deede is the least of all seedes: but when it is growen, it is the greatest among herbes, and it is a tree, so that the birdes of heauen come and builde in the branches thereof.

  • Mark 4:26-31
    6 verses
    87%

    26 Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,

    27 And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.

    28 For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.

    29 And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.

    30 He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

    31 It is like a graine of mustarde seede, which when it is sowen in the earth, is the least of all seedes that be in the earth:

  • 86%

    18 Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?

    19 It is like a graine of mustard seede, which a man tooke & sowed in his garden, and it grewe, and waxed a great tree, and the foules of the heauen made nestes in the branches thereof.

    20 And againe he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdome of God?

  • Mark 4:3-8
    6 verses
    76%

    3 Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe.

    4 And it came to passe as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the foules of the heauen came, and deuoured it vp.

    5 And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.

    6 But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.

    7 And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.

    8 Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

  • Matt 13:3-8
    6 verses
    76%

    3 Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe.

    4 And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp.

    5 And some fell vpon stony grounde, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprong vp, because they had no depth of earth.

    6 And when the sunne was vp, they were parched, and for lacke of rooting, withered away.

    7 And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp, and choked them.

    8 Some againe fel in good ground, & brought forth fruite, one corne an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and another thirtie folde.

  • 33 And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

  • Ezek 17:5-8
    4 verses
    76%

    5 Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.

    6 And it budded vp, and was like a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward it, and the rootes thereof were vnder it: so it became a vine, and it brought foorth branches, and shot foorth buds.

    7 There was also another great egle with great wings and many feathers, and beholde, this vine did turne her rootes toward it, & spred foorth her branches toward it, that she might water it by the trenches of her plantation.

    8 It was planted in a good soyle by great waters, that it should bring forth branches, and beare fruite, and be an excellent vine.

  • Luke 8:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5 A sower went out to sowe his seede, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden vnder feete, and the foules of heauen deuoured it vp.

    6 And some fell on the stones, and when it was sprong vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnesse.

    7 And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.

  • Dan 4:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11 (4:8) A great tree and strong, and the height thereof reached vnto heauen, and the sight thereof to the endes of all the earth.

    12 (4:9) The boughes thereof were faire & the fruite thereof much, and in it was meate for all: it made a shadow vnder it for the beastes of the fielde, and the foules of the heauen dwelt in the boughes thereof, and all flesh fedde of it.

  • Dan 4:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 (4:17) The tree that thou sawest, which was great and mightie, whose height reached vnto the heauen, and the sight thereof through all the world,

    21 (4:18) Whose leaues were faire & the fruit thereof much, and in it was meate for all, vnder the which the beastes of the fielde dwelt, and vpon whose branches the foules of the heauen did sit,

  • 11 The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God.

  • 23 Euen in the hie mountaine of Israel will I plant it: and it shal bring forth boughes & beare fruite, and be an excellent cedar, and vnder it shal remaine all birds, and euery foule shall dwell in the shadow of the branches thereof.

  • Ezek 31:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 Therefore his height was exalted aboue all the trees of the fielde, and his boughes were multiplied, and his branches were long, because of the multitude of the waters, which the deepe sent out.

    6 All the foules of the heauen made their nestes in his boughes, and vnder his branches did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their yong, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations.

  • 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith, as much as is a graine of mustard seede, and should say vnto this mulberie tree, Plucke thy selfe vp by the rootes, and plant thy selfe in the sea, it should euen obey you.

  • 14 The sower soweth the worde.

  • 29 And he spake to them a parable, Behold, the figge tree, and all trees,

  • 28 Nowe learne a parable of the figge tree. When her bough is yet tender, and it bringeth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

  • 32 Now learne the parable of the figge tree: when her bough is yet tender, & it putteth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

  • 24 Another parable put hee foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man which sowed good seede in his fielde.

  • 10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars.

  • 18 Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:

  • 20 But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.

  • 26 And when the blade was sprong vp, and brought forth fruite, then appeared the tares also.

  • 8 Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, & the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,