Mark 4:27
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And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.

Mark 4:26
And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

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

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And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.

and grow.

Ecclesiastes 8:17 And I understood that man can find no reason of all those works of God that are done under the sun: and the more he shall labour to seek, so much the less shall he find: yea, though the wise man shall say, that he knoweth it, he shall not be able to find it.

Ecclesiastes 11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all.

John 3:7,8 Wonder not that I said to thee: You must be born again. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:37,38 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be: but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest. . . .

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you towards each other aboundeth.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity, Amen.

Context
The Seed Growing Secretly
26And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth, 27And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not. 28For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.…
Lexicon
Night
νύκτα (nykta)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

day
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

he sleeps
καθεύδῃ (katheudē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

wakes,
ἐγείρηται (egeirētai)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

seed
σπόρος (sporos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4703: Seed for sowing. From speiro; a scattering, i.e. seed.

sprouts
βλαστᾷ (blasta)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 985: Intrans: I sprout; trans: I cause to sprout, make to grow up. From blastos; to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

grows,
μηκύνηται (mēkynētai)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3373: To lengthen, extend, grow. From mekos; to lengthen, i.e. to enlarge.

[though] he
αὐτός (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

knows
οἶδεν (oiden)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

how.
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.


Additional Translations
Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow--he not knows how.

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how.

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