Mark 4:26
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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