Mark Chapter 4 verse 31 Holy Bible
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
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As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,
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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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It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
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As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31-32) It is like a grain of mustard seed.--See Notes on Matthew 13:31-32. Slight variations in this report are (1) the "great branches," and (2) the birds lodging "under the shadow" of the tree.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekIt is likeὡς (hōs)AdverbStrong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.a mustard seed,κόκκῳ (kokkō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2848: A kernel, grain, seed. Apparently a primary word; a kernel of seed.whichὃς (hos)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. isὂν (on)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.[the] smallestμικρότερον (mikroteron)Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeStrong's 3398: Little, small. Including the comparative mikroteros apparently a primary word; small (figuratively) dignity).of allπάντων (pantōn)Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.seedsσπερμάτων (spermatōn)Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralStrong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.sownσπαρῇ (sparē)Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.uponἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. theτῆς (tēs)Article - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.earth.γῆς (gēs)Noun - Genitive 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.Jump to PreviousEarth Grain Ground Less Mustard Mustard-Seed Plant Seed Seeds Smaller Smallest Soil Sown Whenever World
