Mark 4:29-31

Expanded Bible

²⁹ When the grain is ready, the farmer cuts it [with a sickle], because this is the harvest time.”

A Story About Mustard Seed^(A)

³⁰ Then Jesus said, “How can I show you what the kingdom of God is like? What ·story [parable; see 3:23] can I use to explain it? ³¹ The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest seed you plant in the ground. [^CThe mustard seed was the smallest seed known to Jesus’ hearers.]