Mark 4:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ ἔλεγεν, Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς ἐάν ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·

Transliteration

And elegen, Houtōs estin the basileia of the Theou, as if anthrōpos balē the sporon epi the gēs;

Grammar Details

• *elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying
• *Houtōs*: adverb - thus/in this way
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *basileia*: nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/person
• *balē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might cast
• *sporon*: accusative, masculine, singular - seed
• *epi*: preposition + genitive - upon
• *gēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - earth/ground

Word Meanings

• *Houtōs*: thus/so/in this way
• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *anthrōpos*: man/person/human being
• *balē*: might cast/throw/scatter
• *sporon*: seed/grain
• *gēs*: earth/ground/soil

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde: The kyngdome of God is after this maner, as when a man casteth sede vpon the londe,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde, so is the kyngdome of God: euen as yf a man shoulde sowe seede in the grounde,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, ‹So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:24 : 24 He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.
• John 4:36-38 : 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this the saying is true, One sows and another reaps. 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.
• 1 Pet 1:23-25 : 23 Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24 Because "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.
• Eccl 11:4 : 4 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
• John 12:24 : 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
• 1 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth. 7 So then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the growth. 8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are workers together with God: you are God's field, you are God's building.
• Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Isa 28:24-26 : 24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow? does he open and break the clods of his ground? 25 When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow the black cumin and scatter the cumin, plant the wheat in rows, the barley in its appointed place, and the spelt in its place? 26 For his God instructs him in right judgment, his God teaches him.
• Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send forth the feet of the ox and the donkey.
• Matt 3:2 : 2 And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
• Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matt 13:3 : 3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.
• Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
• Matt 13:31 : 31 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
• Matt 13:33 : 33 He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
• Mark 4:3-4 : 3 Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow: 4 And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.
• Mark 4:14-20 : 14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown; but when they hear it, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are likewise the ones sown on stony ground; who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 And these are the ones sown on good ground; those who hear the word, receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.
• Luke 8:5 : 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
• Luke 8:11 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• Luke 13:18 : 18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?