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Mark 4:26
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KJ21
And He said, “So is the Kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
ASV
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
AMP
Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;
AMPC
And He said, The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the ground,
BRG
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
CSB
“The kingdom of God is like this,” he said. “A man scatters seed on the ground.
CSBA
‘The kingdom of God is like this,’ he said. ‘A man scatters seed on the ground.
CEB
Then Jesus said, “This is what God’s kingdom is like. It’s as though someone scatters seed on the ground,
CJB
And he said, “The Kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
CEV
Again Jesus said: God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field.
DARBY
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
DLNT
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like this: as-if a person would throw the seed upon the soil,
DRA
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,
ERV
Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like a man who plants seed in the ground.
EASY
Then Jesus said, ‘I will tell you a story about the kingdom of God. It is like this: A man throws seeds in his field.
EHV
He said, “The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground,
ESV
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
ESVUK
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
EXB
Then Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who ·plants seed in [scatters seed on] the ground.
GNV
¶ Also he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed in the ground.
GW
Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
GNT
Jesus went on to say, “The Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his field.
HCSB
“The kingdom of God is like this,” He said. “A man scatters seed on the ground;
ICB
Then Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who plants seed in the ground.
ISV
He was also saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
PHILLIPS
Then he said, “The kingdom of God is like a man scattering seed on the ground and then going to bed each night and getting up every morning, while the seed sprouts and grows up, though he has no idea how it happens. The earth produces a crop without any help from anyone: first a blade, then the ear of corn, then the full-grown grain in the ear. And as soon as the crop is ready, he sends his reapers in without delay, for the harvest-time has come.”
JUB
He also said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground
KJV
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
AKJV
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
LSB
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
LEB
And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
TLB
“Here is another story illustrating what the Kingdom of God is like: “A farmer sowed his field
MSG
Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like seed thrown on a field by a man who then goes to bed and forgets about it. The seed sprouts and grows—he has no idea how it happens. The earth does it all without his help: first a green stem of grass, then a bud, then the ripened grain. When the grain is fully formed, he reaps—harvest time!
MEV
He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
MOUNCE
And he said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters · seed on the ground.
NOG
Yeshua said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
NABRE
He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
NASB
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
NASB1995
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
NCB
He went on to say, “The kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed on the ground.
NCV
Then Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who plants seed in the ground.
NET
He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
NIRV
Jesus also said, “Here is what God’s kingdom is like. A farmer scatters seed on the ground.
NIV
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
NIVUK
He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
NKJV
And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
NLV
He said, “The holy nation of God is like a man who plants seed in the ground.
NLT
Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.
NMB
And he said, The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man sows seed in the ground,
NRSVA
He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
NRSVACE
He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
NRSVCE
He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
NRSVUE
He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground
NTFE
“This is what God’s kingdom is like,” said Jesus. “Once upon a time a man sowed seed on the ground.
OJB
And he was saying, Thus is the Malchut Hashem: like a man who casts seed upon the soil,
RGT
Also He said, “So is the Kingdom of God: as if a man should cast seed in the ground
RSV
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground,
RSVCE
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground,
TLV
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like when a man spreads seed on the soil
VOICE
Here is what the kingdom of God is like: a man who throws seeds onto the earth.
WEB
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
WE
And Jesus said, `The kingdom of God is like this. A man sows some seed in the ground.
WYC
And he said, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man cast seed into the earth,
YLT
And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
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