Mark 4:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.”

Mark 4:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 4:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 4:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.”

Mark 4:27 — World English Bible

Mark 4:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. ”

Mark 4:27 — American Standard Version

Mark 4:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;”

Mark 4:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 4:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how. ”

Mark 4:27 — Darby Translation

Mark 4:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.”

Mark 4:27 — Geneva Bible

Mark 4:27 in Context — Mark 4

25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

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

29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

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What Does Mark 4:27 Mean?

Mark 4:27 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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