Mark 4:27
<< Mark 4:27 >>
New International Version (©1984)
Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Night and day, while he's asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.

English Standard Version (©2001)
He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows-- how, he himself does not know.

International Standard Version (©2008)
He sleeps and gets up night and day while the seeds sprout and grow, although he doesn't know how.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn't know how.

King James Bible
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

American King James Version
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how.

American Standard Version
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

Bible in Basic English
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.

Darby Bible Translation
and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

English Revised Version
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

Webster's Bible Translation
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

Weymouth New Testament
he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

World English Bible
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how.

Young's Literal Translation
and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

Geneva Study Bible

And {g} should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he {h} knoweth not how.

(g) That is, when he has finished sowing should wait both day and night not doubting that the seed should spring forth, which grows both by day and night.

(h) It is the duty of the ministers to work the ground with all diligence, and accredit the success to God: for the mighty work of the seed coming to blade and ear is mysterious, and is only known by the fruit that comes.

People's New Testament

4:27 Should sleep, and rise, etc. While giving the seed sown time to germinate and come forth.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

4:21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself in a good conversation. It grows gradually: first the blade; then the ear; after that the full corn in the ear. When it is sprung up, it will go forward. The work of grace in the soul is, at first, but the day of small things; yet it has mighty products even now, while it is in its growth; but what will there be when it is perfected in heaven!


Mark 4:26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
Mark 4:28 "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. (NASB ©1995)

Asleep Awake Bed Gets Goes Grow Grows Growth Idea Night Nights Rise Seed Sleep Sleeps Spends Spring Sprouts Tall Whether

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

and grow. Ec 8:17 11:5 Joh 3:7,8 1Co 15:37,38 2Th 1:3 2Pe 3:18

Bible Gateway: Mark Chapter 4 Verse 27 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: and at bed by day does gets goes grows grows-how he himself how know Night not or seed sleeps sprouts the though to up whether

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright ;© 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.All Rights Reserved.

The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

NT Gospels: Mark 4:27 And should sleep and rise night (Mar Mk Mr) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Mark 4:27 Bible Software
Mark 4:27 Biblia Paralela
Mark 4:27 Chinese Bible
Mark 4:27 French Bible
Mark 4:27 German Bible
Mark 4:27 Danish Bible
Mark 4:27 Swedish Bible
Mark 4:27 Norwegian Bible
Mark 4:27 Multilingual Bible

Online Bible