Mark 4:27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 4:21-34

The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these:? I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that is, as in the parable before, to bring forth fruit. God expects a grateful return of his gifts to us, and a useful improvement of his gifts in us; for (Mark 4:21), Isa. a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? No, but that it may be set on a candlestick. The apostles were... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 4:26-29

4:26-29 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 does not know how it does it. The earth produces fruit with help from no one, first the shoot, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. When the time allows it, immediately he despatches the sickle, for the time to harvest has come." This is the only parable which Mark alone relates... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 4:27

And should sleep ,.... That is, the man that casts in the seed, who represents the ministers of the Gospel: and, as applied to them, is not to be understood of natural sleep, and indulging themselves in that; much less of spiritual sloth and indolence, as if they cared not what became of the seed sown, whether it sprung up, and came to any thing, or not; for neither of these belong to the characters of the true ministers of the word: for though bodily sleep in them, as in other men, is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 4:27

And should sleep and rise night and day - That is, he should sleep by night, and rise by day; for so the words are obviously to be understood. He knoweth not how - How a plant grows is a mystery in nature, which the wisest philosopher in the universe cannot fully explain. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-28

This parable is recorded by St. Mark alone . It differs greatly from the parable of the sower, although both of them are founded upon the imagery of the seed cast into the ground. In both cases the seed represents the doctrine of the gospel; the field represents the hearers; the harvest the end of the world, or perhaps the death of each individual hearer. So is the kingdom of God, in its progress from its establishment to its completion. The sower casts seed upon the earth, not without... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

Spiritual growth. There are common truths and a common interpretation underlying this and several other parables. In all this group the seed is the Word of God, the soil is the heart of man, the life is the spiritual history and development, the fruit is Christian character, and the harvest is eternal result and retribution. But the peculiar lesson of this parable is the nature of spiritual growth. It this case it is presumed that the seed is sown in good soil. I. IT IS HIDDEN , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The seed cast upon the earth; or, the self-development of truth in the heart of man. I. THERE IS A PRE - ESTABLISHED HARMONY BETWEEN THE TRUTH AND HUMAN NATURE . The seed left in the soil germinates because of the mutual adaptation; so the Word of God. II. THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM HAS AN INNATE POWER OF DEVELOPMENT . Under the appointed conditions it is bound to grow. III. GOD DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH IT OR REMOVE IT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

Man used and then dispensed with. I. WHAT GOD DOES BY AND THROUGH HIS SERVANTS . The mere sowing of the seed. 1 . Receiving the seed for one's self. 2 . Imparting it vitally to other minds. II. WHAT GOD DOES WITHOUT HIS SERVANTS . The pre-existence and independent growth of the seed a great mystery. Its hidden processes provocative of spiritual discipline to the sower. In God's hand and the womb of time ( Psalms 65:1-13 .). Committing it thereto,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The progress of Divine life in the soul. Mark alone records this parable. It occupies the position of the parable of the tares in Matthew 13:1-58 , following "the sower," preceding "the mustard seed," but is not to be identified with it. It teaches us that Divine life, like ordinary seed, requires time for its development, that its growth is unnoticed and but little dependent upon human interference, and that it will have a glorious consummation. I. THE GROWTH OF THE DIVINE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The beauty of growth. I. THE SMALL BEGINNING . What smaller or more seemingly feeble than the seed—the thought—the word—the volition? Yet in the beginning lies the end, in the acorn the oak. II. THE IMMENSE DIVINE POWER . We lie on the bosom of nature as the seed lies in the earth. For as winds blow and waters move and earth rests, God in his might and love bears up and onward the living soul. All things are ours to work our good. III. THE SECRECY AND ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 4:21-34

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 4:26-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 4:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 4:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:26-29

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