Mark 4:28
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
KJV
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
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Commentary
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| αὐτομάτη | automatē | Of itself | G844 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| γῆ | gē | earth | G1093 → |
| καρποφορεῖ | karpophorei | brings forth fruit — | G2592 → |
| πρῶτον | prōton | first | G4413 → |
| χόρτον | chorton | a plant | G5528 → |
| εἶτα | eita | then | G1534 → |
| στάχυν | stachun | an ear | G4719 → |
| εἶτα | eita | then | G1534 → |
| πλήρης | plērēs | full | G4134 → |
| σῖτον | siton | grain | G4621 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 → |
| στάχυϊ. | stachui | ear. | G4719 → |
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