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he knows not how. <a href="/bsb/mark/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. <a href="/blb/mark/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow--he not knows how. <a href="/kjv/mark/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. <a href="/nkjv/mark/4.htm">New King James Version</a> and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. <a href="/nasb_/mark/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. <a href="/nasb/mark/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows— how, he himself does not know. <a href="/nasb77/mark/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts up and grows—how, he himself does not know. <a href="/lsb/mark/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and he sleeps and rises, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. <a href="/amp/mark/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know. <a href="/csb/mark/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He sleeps and rises night and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how. <a href="/hcsb/mark/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> he sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn&#8217t know how. <a href="/asv/mark/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. <a href="/cev/mark/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The farmer sleeps at night and is up and around during the day. Yet the seeds keep sprouting and growing, and he doesn't understand how. <a href="/erv/mark/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. <a href="/gwt/mark/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn't know how. <a href="/gnt/mark/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> He sleeps at night, is up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens. <a href="/isv/mark/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> He sleeps and gets up night and day while the seeds sprout and grow, although he doesn't know how <a href="/msb/mark/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. <a href="/net/mark/4.htm">NET Bible</a> He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. <a href="/nheb/mark/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how. <a href="/wbt/mark/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. <a href="/wey/mark/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how. <a href="/web/mark/4.htm">World English Bible</a> and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed springs up and grows, he has not known how; <a href="/blb/mark/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow--he not knows how. <a href="/ylt/mark/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; <a href="/slt/mark/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he sleep, and should rise night and day, and the seed should sprout, and be raised; how, he knows not.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not. <a href="/cpdv/mark/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he sleeps and he arises, night and day. And the seed germinates and grows, though he does not know it. <a href="/nabre/mark/4.htm">New American Bible</a> and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. <a href="/nrsvce/mark/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he sleeps and rises up night and day, and the seed springs up and grows, while he is not aware of it. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And he shall sleep and arise by night and by day and the seed grows and lengthens while he is unaware.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and should sleep and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how. <a href="/godbey/mark/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and he may sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed germinates and grows, as he does not know.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/mark/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and sleep and rise, night and day, and the sown corn should sprout, and grow into length, he knoweth not how: <a href="/mace/mark/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> however he takes his repose by night, or is employ'd by day, the grain shoots up and grows without his inspection. <a href="/wey/mark/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how. <a href="/worrell/mark/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/mark/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up, and increase; he knows not how.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/mark/4-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1092" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/4.htm">The Seed Growing Secretly</a> 26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. 27<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3571.htm" title="3571: nykta (N-AFS) -- The night, night-time. A primary word; night.">Night</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeran (N-AFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/2518.htm" title="2518: katheudē (V-PSA-3S) -- To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.">he sleeps</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeirētai (V-PSM/P-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">wakes,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4703.htm" title="4703: sporos (N-NMS) -- Seed for sowing. From speiro; a scattering, i.e. seed.">seed</a> <a href="/greek/985.htm" title="985: blasta (V-PSA-3S) -- Intrans: I sprout; trans: I cause to sprout, make to grow up. From blastos; to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit.">sprouts</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3373.htm" title="3373: mēkynētai (V-PSM/P-3S) -- To lengthen, extend, grow. From mekos; to lengthen, i.e. to enlarge.">grows,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">though he</a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oiden (V-RIA-3S) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">knows</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">how.</a> 28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-7</a> I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a> Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5-6</a> As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. / Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper. <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a> Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ... <a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a> As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.” <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a> Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-9</a> Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a> So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. <a href="/luke/8-11.htm">Luke 8:11-15</a> Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. / The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. / The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. ... <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-29</a> And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26-28</a> to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives, / to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass? / Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew? <a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a> But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how.and grow.<a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:17</a> Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.<a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a> As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.<a href="/john/3-7.htm">John 3:7,8</a> Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/28-13.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/mark/4-21.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/matthew/28-14.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/mark/4-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-27.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/matthew/28-13.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Nights</a> <a href="/mark/3-26.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/mark/4-26.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Spends</a> <a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Sprouts</a> <a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/mark/3-2.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/mark/7-30.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/mark/8-36.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/mark/11-33.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/mark/5-5.htm">Night</a> <a href="/luke/21-37.htm">Nights</a> <a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/mark/4-31.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Spends</a> <a href="/john/4-14.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Sprouts</a> <a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 4</div>1. <a href="/mark/4-1.htm">The parable of the sower,</a> 14. <a href="/mark/4-14.htm">and the meaning thereof.</a> 21. <a href="/mark/4-21.htm">We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others.</a> 26. <a href="/mark/4-26.htm">The parable of the seed growing secretly;</a> 30. <a href="/mark/4-30.htm">and of the mustard seed.</a> 35. <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Jesus stills the storm on the sea.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Night and day he sleeps and wakes This phrase emphasizes the natural cycle of life and the passage of time. In biblical context, it reflects the regularity and constancy of God's creation. The farmer's routine of sleeping and waking symbolizes human limitations and dependence on God's providence. This mirrors <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a>, which speaks of God granting sleep to those He loves, highlighting trust in God's provision. The cycle of night and day also recalls <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God establishes the order of creation, underscoring His sovereignty over time and nature.and the seed sprouts and grows The imagery of the seed sprouting and growing is a common biblical metaphor for spiritual growth and the Kingdom of God. In the parable context, it illustrates the mysterious and autonomous nature of the Kingdom's expansion. This growth process is reminiscent of <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a>, where God's word is likened to rain and snow that nourish the earth, ensuring it yields a harvest. The seed's growth without human intervention points to the divine power at work in the world, much like the unseen work of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives.though he knows not how This phrase highlights human ignorance and the mystery of God's work. The farmer's lack of understanding about the growth process underscores the theme of faith and trust in God's unseen hand. It reflects <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a>, which speaks of the mystery of God's works in creation. This mystery is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of God as a hidden treasure or a pearl of great value (<a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44-46</a>), emphasizing that the full understanding of God's Kingdom is beyond human comprehension. The phrase invites believers to trust in God's wisdom and timing, acknowledging that His ways are higher than ours (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_sower.htm">The Sower</a> Represents anyone who shares the Word of God. In the context of this parable, it is a person who plants seeds, symbolizing the spreading of the Gospel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_seed.htm">The Seed</a> Symbolizes the Word of God. It is the message of the Kingdom that is sown into the hearts of people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ground.htm">The Ground</a> Represents the hearts of individuals who receive the Word. The growth of the seed depends on the condition of the soil, which is a metaphor for the receptiveness of the heart. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_growth_process.htm">The Growth Process</a> An event that occurs naturally and mysteriously, symbolizing the work of God in the growth of His Kingdom, independent of human understanding or effort. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a> The overarching theme of the parable, illustrating how God's Kingdom grows in ways that are often unseen and beyond human control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> We must trust that God is at work even when we do not see immediate results. The growth of the seed is a reminder that God’s Kingdom advances according to His timing and methods. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_sowing.htm">Faithful Sowing</a> Our responsibility is to faithfully sow the Word of God. We are not responsible for the growth, but we are called to be diligent in sharing the Gospel. <a href="/topical/p/patience_in_ministry.htm">Patience in Ministry</a> Just as the sower waits for the seed to grow, we must be patient in our ministry efforts, understanding that spiritual growth takes time and is often unseen. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Recognize our limitations and depend on God for the increase. Our efforts are important, but ultimately, it is God who brings about transformation. <a href="/topical/m/mystery_of_spiritual_growth.htm">Mystery of Spiritual Growth</a> Accept that some aspects of spiritual growth are beyond our understanding. This should lead us to humility and reliance on God’s wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 4</a> <a href="/q/how_do_seeds_grow_naturally.htm">How does a seed grow without human intervention?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_sleep_paralysis_prevention.htm">What is sleep paralysis and how can it be prevented?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_mustard_seed_called_smallest.htm">In Mark 4:31-32, how can the mustard seed be described as the smallest seed when modern science identifies smaller seeds?</a> <a href="/q/how_was_jesus'_temptation_recorded.htm">If Jesus and the devil were alone (Matthew 4:1-11), how could this event have been recorded so specifically?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) And should sleep, and rise.--So it was in the world's history. Men knew not the greatness of the new force that had been brought into action. Philosophers and statesmen ignored it. Even the very preachers of the new faith, the "sowers" of the parable, were hardly conscious of the enormous revolution which they were working. So it is in the individual life. The seemingly chance word, the new truth that flashes on the soul as a revelation, the old words now for the first time apprehended in their true force, these prove to be the seeds of a new growth in the soul. <a href="/commentaries/mark/4-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Night νύκτα (nykta) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3571.htm">Strong's 3571: </a> The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. day ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. he sleeps καθεύδῃ (katheudē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. wakes, ἐγείρηται (egeirētai) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4703.htm">Strong's 4703: </a> Seed for sowing. From speiro; a scattering, i.e. seed. sprouts βλαστᾷ (blasta) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_985.htm">Strong's 985: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. grows, μηκύνηται (mēkynētai) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3373.htm">Strong's 3373: </a> To lengthen, extend, grow. From mekos; to lengthen, i.e. to enlarge. [though] he αὐτός (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. how. ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/mark/4-27.htm">Mark 4:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/mark/4-27.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 4:27 And should sleep and rise night (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/4-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 4:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 4:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/4-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 4:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 4:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>