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Mark 4:28
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
Mark 4:28 · Bible in Basic English
Mark 4:28 in other translations
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
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In context
25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
27 And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
28 The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
29 But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.
30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
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