Mark 4:28 KJV — MannaFest

Mark 4:28

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

KJV

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ASV

The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

WEB

All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

YLT

for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

DBT

The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

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Mark — The Gospel of the servant in motion. The narrative hinges at Peter's confession (8:27). Before: the Servant revealed. After: the Servant suffers.

Author: John Mark, companion of Peter (Acts 12:12; 1 Pet 5:13)
Date: c. AD 50–65

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Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Philippians 1:9–11
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Hosea 6:3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Mark 4:31–32
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:

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When it is sprung up, it will go forward; nature will have its course, and so will grace. Christ's interest, both in the world and in the heart, is, and will be, a growing interest; and though the beginning be small, the latter end will greatly increase.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear--beautiful allusion to the succession of similar stages, though not definitely marked periods, in the Christian life, and generally in the kingdom of God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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