Verse 31

It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds on the earth;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som, når det sås i jorden, er mindre enn noen av frøene som er i jorden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Det er som et senapsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alle frøene som er på jorden;

• Norsk King James

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alle frøene som er i jorden:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alt annet frø på jorden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som, når det sås på jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd på jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det sås i jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er det minst av alle frøene,

• gpt4.5-preview

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden;

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som, når det sås på jorden, er det minste av alle frø på jorden;

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Det er som et sennepskorn, som når det blir sådd på jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Det er) ligesom et Senepskorn, hvilket, naar det saaes i Jorden, er mindre end al anden Sæd paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som er mindre enn alle frø på jorden når det sås.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er som et sennepsfrø som, når det sås i jorden, er det minste av alle frøene på jorden,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det sås i jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er som et sennepsfrø, som når det sås på jorden, er mindre enn alle andre frø på jorden,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er som et sennepsfrø som, når det blir sådd i jorden, er mindre enn alle frøene på jorden,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  It is lyke a grayne of mustard seed which when it is sowe in the erth is the leest of all seedes that be in the erth:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is like a grayne of mustarde sede, which wha it is sowe vpo the londe, is the leest amonge all sedes of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is like a grayne of mustarde seede, whiche when it is sowen in the earth, is lesse then all seedes that be in the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [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:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

• World English Bible (2000)

  It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground–

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:17-18 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies; 18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
• Ps 72:16-19 : 16 There shall be a handful of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure forever; his name shall continue as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
• Isa 2:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
• Isa 49:6-7 : 6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth. 7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.
• Isa 53:2 : 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground: he has no form or beauty; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
• Isa 53:12-54:3 : 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 1 Sing, O barren, you who did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the LORD. 2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations: do not spare, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes; 3 For you shall break forth on the right hand and on the left; and your descendants shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
• Isa 60:22 : 22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.
• Ezek 17:22-24 : 22 Thus says the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon a high and prominent mountain: 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs and bear fruit and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of its branches shall they dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
• Dan 2:34-35 : 34 You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no trace of them was found: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
• Dan 2:44-45 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.
• Amos 9:11-15 : 11 In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old. 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the nations, which are called by my name, says the LORD who does this. 13 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, says the LORD your God.
• Mic 4:1-2 : 1 But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow to it. 2 And many nations shall come and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Zech 2:11 : 11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall be My people: and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
• Zech 8:20-23 : 20 Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
• Zech 12:8 : 8 In that day the LORD shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them in that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
• Zech 14:6-9 : 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts.
• Matt 13:31-33 : 31 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches. 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.
• Luke 13:18-19 : 18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.
• Acts 2:41 : 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
• Acts 4:4 : 4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14 : 14 And more believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,
• Acts 19:20 : 20 So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.
• Acts 21:20 : 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law:
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
• Rev 20:1-6 : 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while. 4 And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. On such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.