King James Version
Mark 4:28 in the King James Version says “For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.”
Mark 4:28 · King James Version
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. brought: or, ripe
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
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“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“the earth”
G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
“the blade”
G5528a "court" or "garden", i.e., (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
“after that”
G1534a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
“after that”
G1534a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
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