Mark Chapter 4 verse 28 Holy Bible
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
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The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
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The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.
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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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For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
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for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) The earth bringeth forth fruit of herself.--Stress is laid on the spontaneity of growth; and the lesson drawn from it is obviously one at once of patience and of faith. It is not well in the spiritual husbandry, either of the nations of the world or of individual souls, to be taking up the seeds to see whether they are growing. It is wiser to sow the seed, and to believe that sun and rain will quicken it. Thus, the words find an interesting parallel, like, and yet different, in the precept of Ecclesiastes 11:6, "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand."First the blade, then the ear.--Following the same lines as before, we have (1) three stages in the growth of the Church of Christ in the field of the world, and (2) three like stages representing the influence of the new truth on thoughts, purposes, acts, in the individual soul.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAll by itselfαὐτομάτη (automatē)Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 844: Of its own accord. From autos and the same as maten; self-moved, i.e. Spontaneous.theἡ (hē)Article - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.earthγῆ (gē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.produces a crop—καρποφορεῖ (karpophorei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2592: To bear fruit. From karpophoros; to be fertile.firstπρῶτον (prōton)Adverb - SuperlativeStrong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.[the] stalk,χόρτον (chorton)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 5528: Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation.thenεἶτα (eita)AdverbStrong's 1534: A particle of succession, then, moreover.[the] head,στάχυν (stachyn)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 4719: A head of grain. From the base of histemi; a head of grain.thenεἶτα (eita)AdverbStrong's 1534: A particle of succession, then, moreover.grainσῖτον (siton)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 4621: Wheat, grain. Also plural irregular neuter sita of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat.[that] ripensπλήρης (plērēs)Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 4134: Full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with. From pletho; replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete.within.ἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.Jump to PreviousAfterwards Bears Blade Corn Crop Crops Ear Earth First Forth Fruit Full Gives Grain Head Herself Itself Mature Perfect Produces Soil Stalk
