28for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;


In Context

25 for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

26 And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

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

28 for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

29 and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

30 And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

Mark 4:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:28All by itself the soil produces grain-- first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:28For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:28The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:28The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:28The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:28For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:28For the earth brings forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.