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Mark 4:29-31
Contemporary English Version
Mark 4:29-31
Contemporary English Version
29 (A) Then when harvest season comes and the grain is ripe, the farmer cuts it with a sickle.[a]
A Mustard Seed
(Matthew 13.31,32; Luke 13.18,19)
30 Finally, Jesus said:
What is God's kingdom like? What story can I use to explain it? 31 It is like what happens when a mustard seed is planted in the ground. It is the smallest seed in all the world.
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- 4.29 sickle: A knife with a long curved blade, used to cut grain and other crops.
Mark 4:29-31
New International Version
Mark 4:29-31
New International Version
29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(A)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(B)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(C) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.
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