Mark 4:21-31 (English Standard Version)
A Lamp Under a Basket
21And he
said to them,
"Is a lamp brought in to be put
under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
22For
nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is
anything secret except to come to light.
23If
anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24And he
said to them,
"Pay attention to what you hear:
with the measure you use, it will be measured to
you, and still more will be added to you.
25For
to the one who has, more will be given, and from the
one who has not, even what he has will be taken
away."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26And he
said,
"The kingdom of God is as if a man should
scatter seed on the ground.
27He
sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts
and grows; he knows not how.
28The
earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the
ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29But
when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the
sickle, because the harvest has come."
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30And he
said,
"With what can we compare the kingdom of
God, or what parable shall we use for it?
31It
is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on
the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on
earth,
