Mark 4:31

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.32But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

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Berean Standard Bible
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
American Standard Version (1901)
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
Bible in Basic English
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,
Free Bible Version
“It's like a mustard seed, the tiniest seed of all.
Geneva Bible 1599
It is like a graine of mustarde seede, which when it is sowen in the earth, is the least of all seedes that be in the earth:
King James (Authorized) Version
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:
One Unity Resource Bible
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Plain English Version
God’s family is like a little seed, like the seed of the plant we call mustard. Its seeds are very little.
Translation for Translators
You know what happens to mustard seeds when we plant them. Though mustard seeds are among the smallest of seeds, here in Israel they become large plants.
Unlocked Literal Bible
It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.
Noah Webster Bible
It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.
World English Bible
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Young's Literal Translation
As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;