Mark 4:28
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Context
This verse from Mark Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. The parable of the sower and soils, the lamp under a basket, seed growing by itself, and the mustard seed. Jesus explains privately to the disciples that the secret of the kingdom is given to them but parables conceal from …
Other Translations
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
Cross References
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after …
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed …
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the …
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it …
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and …
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy …
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt …
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his …
Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;