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Mark 4

Mark 4:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Itg is like
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
a grain
kokkos (Greek #2848)
a kernel of seed
KJV usage: corn, grain.
Pronounce: kok'-kos
Origin: apparently a primary word
of mustard seed
sinapi (Greek #4615)
mustard (the plant)
KJV usage: mustard.
Pronounce: sin'-ap-ee
Origin: perhaps from σίνομαι (to hurt, i.e. sting)
, which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
, when
hotan (Greek #3752)
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
KJV usage: as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
Pronounce: hot'-an
Origin: from 3753 and 302
it is sown
speiro (Greek #4687)
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: sow(- er), receive seed.
Pronounce: spi'-ro
Origin: probably strengthened from 4685 (through the idea of extending)
in
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the earth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ge (Greek #1093)
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
KJV usage: country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Pronounce: ghay
Origin: contracted from a primary word
, is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
less than
mikros (Greek #3398)
small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity)
KJV usage: least, less, little, small.
Pronounce: mik-ros'
Origin: μικρότερος (mik-rot'-er-os) apparently a primary word
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
the seeds
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
sperma (Greek #4690)
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
KJV usage: issue, seed.
Pronounce: sper'-mah
Origin: from 4687
that be
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
in
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the earth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ge (Greek #1093)
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
KJV usage: country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Pronounce: ghay
Origin: contracted from a primary word
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Matt. 13:31‑32• 31Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
 32which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches. (Matt. 13:31‑32)
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Luke 13:18‑19• 18And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
 19It is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches. (Luke 13:18‑19)

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Matt. 13:31‑33• 31Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
 32which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
 33He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened. (Matt. 13:31‑33)
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Luke 13:18‑19• 18And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
 19It is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches. (Luke 13:18‑19)
mustard seed.Mustard, [sinapi ,] is a well-known plant of the tetradynamia siliquosa class, distinguished by its yellow cruciform flowers, with expanding calyx, and its pods smooth, square, and close to the stem.
Its seed was probably the smallest known to the Jews; and though its ordinary height does not exceed four feet, yet a species grows to the height of from three to five cubits, with a tapering, ligneous stalk, and spreading branches.is less than.
Gen. 22:17‑18• 17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:17‑18)
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Psa. 72:16‑19• 16There shall be abundance (handfuls) of corn in the earth,{HR}On the top of the mountains:{HR}The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon;{HR}And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
 17His name shall be forever;{HR}Before the sun shall his name be continued:{HR}And they shall bless themselves in him;{HR}All nations shall call him blessed.
 18Blessed [be] Jehovah Elohim,{HR}The God of Israel alone doing wondrous things.
 19And blessed [be] the name of his glory forever;{HR}And let all the earth be filled [with] his glory. Amen and Amen. (Psa. 72:16‑19)
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Isa. 2:2‑3• 2And it shall come to pass in the end of days, [that] the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top (head) of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow unto it.
 3And many peoples will go and say, Come and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah's word from Jerusalem. (Isa. 2:2‑3)
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Isa. 9:7• 7To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:7)
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Isa. 49:6‑7• 6And he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
 7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom the soul despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth to a servant of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes and they shall worship, because of Jehovah that is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. (Isa. 49:6‑7)
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Isa. 53:2,12• 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
 12Therefore will I assign him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isa. 53:2,12)
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Isa. 54:1‑3• 1Exult, thou barren, [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
 2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
 3for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess nations, and make desolate cities to be inhabited. (Isa. 54:1‑3)
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Isa. 60:22• 22The little one shall become a thousand, and the smallest a strong nation: I Jehovah will hasten it in its time. (Isa. 60:22)
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Ezek. 17:22‑24• 22Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
 23in 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 fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
 24And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken and have done it. (Ezek. 17:22‑24)
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Dan. 2:34‑35,44‑45• 34Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.
 35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
 44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven 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.
 45Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, —the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure. (Dan. 2:34‑35,44‑45)
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Amos 9:11‑15• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
 12that they may inherit the remnant of Edom, and of all the Gentiles which are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.
 13Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
 14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
 15And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God. (Amos 9:11‑15)
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Mic. 4:1‑2• 1But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
 2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. (Mic. 4:1‑2)
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Zech. 2:11• 11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; And I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zech. 2:11)
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Zech. 8:20‑23• 20Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
 21and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.
 22And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate Jehovah.
 23Thus saith Jehovah 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 skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:20‑23)
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Zech. 12:8• 8In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them. (Zech. 12:8)
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Zech. 14:6‑9• 6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark.
 7And it shall be one day which is known to Jehovah, not day, and not night; but it shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light.
 8And 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.
 9And Jehovah shall be king over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Jehovah, and his name one. (Zech. 14:6‑9)
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Mal. 1:11• 11From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)
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Acts 2:41• 41Those then that accepted his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls. (Acts 2:41)
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Acts 4:4• 4But many of those that heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand. (Acts 4:4)
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Acts 5:14• 14and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women: (Acts 5:14)
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Acts 19:20• 20So with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed. (Acts 19:20)
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Acts 21:20• 20and when they heard it, they glorified God. (Acts 21:20)
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Rev. 11:15• 15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world hath become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign unto the ages of the ages. (Rev. 11:15)
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Rev. 20:1‑6• 1And I saw an angel coming down from the heaven having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand.
 2And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
 3and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed it over him, that he might deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished: after these must he be loosed a little space.
 4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God; and those who had not worshipped the beast nor his image and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ [the] thousand years.
 5[And] the rest of the dead lived not till the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
 6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Rev. 20:1‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

W. Kelly Translation

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As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)