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

Mark 4:28 · KJV

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

— Mark 4:28

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

But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. {brought...: or, ripe}

Mark 4 — Context

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 not how.

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

But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. {brought...: or, ripe}

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Cross References

Philippians 1:9-11

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

Hosea 6:3

Then shall we know, {if} we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter {and} former rain unto the earth.

Mark 4:31-32

{It is} like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

Philippians 1:6

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform {it} until the day of Jesus Christ: {perform: or, finish}

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all {men}, even as we {do} toward you:

Matthew 13:26

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Colossians 1:10

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.