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Verse 26. _SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD_] This parable is mentioned only
by Mark, a proof that Mark did not _abridge_ Matthew. Whitby supposes
it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphr...
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SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be
compared to this. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable is
recorded only by Mark....
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1.
Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_
2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar
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The teaching in parables to the multitude is now resumed, and two
further examples are given, those of the seed growing secretly and the
mustard seed. The first is peculiar to Mk. Loisy interprets it...
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He said to them: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like. It is like
what happens when a man casts seed upon the earth. He sleeps and he
wakes night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--and he do...
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TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...
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SO. Thus.
IF.. contingent hypothesis. App-118.
A MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123.
SHOULD CAST. should have cast.
SEED. the seed.
INTO. upon. Greek. _epi_. App-104....
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The Seed growing secretly
26. _as if a man should cast seed into the ground_ This is _the only
parable which is peculiar to St Mark_, and seems to take the place of
"the Leaven" recorded by St Matthe...
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26–29. THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY AND AUTOMATICALLY
Omitted by Mt. and Lk...
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ὩΣ ([779][780][781][782][783] 33) rather than ὡς ἐάν
([784][785][786]), an obvious correction; but ἐάν might get lost
before ἄνθρ.
[779] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859...
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_JESUS SPOKE ABOUT CANDLES AND SEED MARK 4:21-34:_ Often we act much
more foolish in our spiritual lives than we would ever consider doing
in our physical lives. Men would never light a candle to prod...
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ΈΛΕΓΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ, _см._ Mark 4:9.
ΒΆΛΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΒΆΛΛΩ (G906) бросать.
_Conj._ используется с ΏΣ (G5613) в _conj._: "если
бы человек бросил..." (RG, 974; Gundry, 223-24)....
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DISCOURSE: 1423
THE SPRINGING FIELD
Mark 4:26. And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring...
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SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD,— In this parable we are informed, that as
the husbandman does not, by any efficacy of his own, cause the seed to
grow, but leaves it to be nourished by the soil and sun; so J...
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E. THE PARABLE OF SECRET GROWTH. 4:26-29
_TEXT 4:26-29_
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed
shou...
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_SUMMARY 4:1-34_
In the parables of this section, especially in those of the sower, the
seed and the mustard seed, the prophetic power of Jesus is clearly
exhibited. Without superhuman foresight he co...
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground; AND HE SAID, SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AS IF A MAN
SHOULD CAST SEED INTO THE GROUND;...
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10-13 Compare Mat_13:10-17; Luk_8:9-10.
11 The kingdom of God had been foretold and typified in their sacred
Scriptures, but now the
Lord is unfolding a phase of its history which was unknown to the...
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PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST
1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....
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A MAN] i.e. the apostles and other preachers of the gospel. CAST SEED]
i.e. preach the gospel by word or example. THE GROUND] i.e. the souls
of men....
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THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY (the only parable peculiar to Mk). Tatian in
his 'Diates-saron' places it immediately before the Tares. Such a
position for it is suitable, but it is wrong to regard it, with...
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CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL
_KEITH SIMONS_
This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking.
CHAPTER 4
THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS
VERSES 1-9
Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...
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AS if A MAN SHOULD CAST SEED INTO THE GROUND. — What follows has the
special interest of being the only parable peculiar to St. Mark, one
therefore which had escaped the manifest eagerness of St. Matt...
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CHAPTER 4:26-29 (MARK 4:26)
THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY
"And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed
should...
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καὶ ἔλεγεν, and He said, to whom? The disciples in private,
or the crowd from the boat? The absence of αὐτοῖς after
ἔλεγεν (_cf._ Mark 4:21; Mark 4:24) is not conclusive against
the former, as Weiss a...
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_Parable of the Blade, the Ear, and the Full Corn_. Peculiar to Mark
and beyond doubt a genuine utterance of Jesus, the doctrine taught
being over the head of the reporter and the Apostolic Church
gen...
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GROWTH IN GOD'S KINGDOM
Mark 4:10-41
How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To
Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men
unconsciously mirror...
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In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason
of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture
forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...
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(4) And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground;
(4) The Lord sows and reaps in a manner unknown to men....
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So it is with him who announces the gospel of the kingdom of God, as
with the sower. For whether he sleep or rise, the see will grow up
while he knoweth not; and the well prepared soil will, by the bl...
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THE PROGRESSIVE GRACE IN THE HEART
Mark 4:26-34. “And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God as if a man
may cast seed upon the ground, and he may sleep, and it springs up,
night and day, and the seed ge...
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(26) And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground: (27) And should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. (28...
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It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in
touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for
the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
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_NATURAL LAW IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD_
‘And (Jesus) said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground; … when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle...
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Mark 4:26._So is the kingdom of God. _Though this comparison has the
same object with the two immediately preceding, yet Christ appears to
direct his discourse purposely to the ministers of the word,...
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This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and
all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far
distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...
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AND HE SAID,.... He went on saying the following parable, which was
delivered at the same time that the parable of the sower was, though
omitted by Matthew; and is here placed between that, and the ot...
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground;
Ver. 26. _So is the kingdom of God_] God sows and reaps in the Church,
though none observes it, and hath his fruit...
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Mark 4:26, 27, 28. "And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and
day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth no...
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_So is the kingdom of God_ The gospel dispensation, whereby God
overthrows the kingdom of Satan, collects subjects to himself, and
erects and establishes his own kingdom. The grace of God in the soul...
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KINGDOM OF GOD; the reign of Christ in the hearts of men.
SHOULD CAST SEED, MATTHEW 3:12; the seed is the good word of God sown
in the heart, and made fruitful by God's grace. No one should be
discour...
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The parable of the seed:...
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AND HE SAID, SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AS IF A MAN SHOULD CAST SEED
INTO THE GROUND,...
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His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only
two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew
gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...
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TITLE: How does your garden grow? TEXT: Mark 4:26-30 PROPOSITION: We
are involved but can't explain the process of growth. QUESTION: How?
KEY WORD: Evidences SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION:
1....
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21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the
disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they
were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not...
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Ver. 26-29. Our evangelist alone taketh notice of this parable, nor
hath it any particular explication annexed. If we expound it with
relation to what went before, the scope of it seemeth to be, to le...
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Mark 4:26 And G2532 said G3004 (G5707) G3779 kingdom G932 God G2316 is
G2076 (G5748) as G5
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THE MESSAGE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD WILL NOW BE SPREAD WIDELY AND
WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT FRUIT (4:1-34).
As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's
beloved Son and has gradua...
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THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY UNTIL THE HARVEST (4:26-29).
Jesus now illustrates the certainty of the harvest which will come
about through God's secret work in the world. Man casts the seed on
the earth,...
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TWO PARABLES EMPHASISING NEW BIRTH AND GROWTH (4:26-32).
Jesus follow up the parable of the sower with two parables about new
birth and growth. In these the seed of the word is sown, and it
produces n...
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Mark 4:26. AND HE SAID. The instruction to the people is resumed, or
‘to them ‘would probably be added.
AS IF A MAN, _i.e.,_ any one. It is not necessary to interpret this;
the main point is the _see...
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ON PARABLES, see the note on Matthew 13:1-52. In his report of the
discourse in parables, Mark gives but three, one of them not mentioned
elsewhere. Each independently chose these out of the many utte...
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Mark 4:26-29. THE PARABLE OF THE SEED GROWING, WE KNOW NOT HOW. Found
here only....
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AS IF A MAN SHOULD CAST
(ως ανθρωπος βαλη). Note ως with the aorist
subjunctive without αν. It is a supposable case and so the
subjunctive and the aorist tense because a single instance. Blass
cons...
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KINGDOM
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 6:33). _...
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Mark 4:26
Mysterious growth.
We little think how much is always going on in what we may call the
underground of life; and how much more we have to do with those secret
processes which underlie every...
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Mark 4:26
We have in this parable:
I. A most simple, yet striking representation of the business, and, at
the same time, the helplessness of the spiritual husbandman. To the
ministers of the Gospel,...
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Mark 4:26
Christ's Idea of Christianity.
I. The kingdom of God, or the beginning of a truly religious life in
the soul of a man, may be obscure, imperceptible and unconscious. When
a man is building...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the
mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples.
CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...
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Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke
gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26.
They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...
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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS LIKE. Only Mark gives this parable. But the same
lesson is taught by Isaiah 55:10-11; James 5:7-8; 1 Peter 1:23-25.
Results do not come _instantly_ either in nature or in spiritu...
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_So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the
ground._
THE RELIGION OF CHRIST
I. The religion of Christ is a reign. It is not a creed, or a
sentiment, or a ritualism, but a regal...
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MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:1 Mark provides several examples of Jesus
teaching in parables. To the hard-hearted, parables are a warning; to
those who are open-hearted, they illustrate principles of the
messia...
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MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:26 The people of Jesus’ day expected God’s
kingdom to come suddenly, but Jesus tells them it will begin in a
small way (FIRST THE BLADE, THEN THE EAR) and then will grow slowly
but...
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CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_.
21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The
parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...
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_And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the earth._ This is another parable, different from that of _the
Sower_, which precedes it. Both, however, are taken from _see...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Mark 4:29. BUT AS SOON AS THE FRUIT IS MATURE, STRAIGHTWAY HE PUTTETH
FORTH THE SICKLE, etc. Cp. Joel 4:13 (LXX.). See also 1 Peter 1:23;
Revelation 14:14.
MAIN HOMILE...
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EXPOSITION
MARK 4:1
AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the
seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's
teaching began to be more public. The room and the...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark,
chapter 4.
Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of
Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...
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1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Peter 1:23; Ecclesiastes 11:4; Ecclesiastes 11:6;...
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Should cast [β α λ η]. Lit., should have cast, the aorist tense,
followed by the presents sleep and rise [κ α θ ε υ δ η α ν δ
ε γ ε ι ρ η τ α ι]. The whole, literally, "As if a man should
have cast se...
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GETTING WHAT YOU GIVE
Mark 4:24
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are many "as" and "sos" in the "Word of God. These cover various
lines of consideration. Let us suggest one or two of these before we
take u...
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This parable of our Saviour's is an instructive lesson to the
ministers of the gospel, faithfully to do their parts in sowing the
seed of the word amongst their people, and then not to be
over-solicit...