Mark 4:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. ”

Mark 4:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 13:31-32 .
Mark 4:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Mark 4:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

groweth up . Divine supplement here. shooteth out . makes. the air . the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 ; Matthew 6:10 . Occurs only in Mark.
Mark 4:32 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1424 THE GRAIN OF MUSTARD-SEED Mark 4:30-32 . And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? it is like a grain of mustard-seed...
Mark 4:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mark 4:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Greater than all herbs,— The original means, Larger than other plants of the pulse kind.
Mark 4:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall w...
Mark 4:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Sower. Stilling the Tempest 1-9. Parable of the Sower ( Matthew 13:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). See on Mt.
Mark 4:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(31-32) I t is like a grain of mustard seed. — See Notes on Matthew 13:31-32 . Slight variations in this report are (1) the “great branches,” and (2) the birds lodging “under the shadow” of the tre...
Mark 4:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 4:30-34 ( Mark 4:30-34 ) THE MUSTARD SEED "And He said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it...
Mark 4:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Mark 4:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In verses Mark 4:1-2 ; Mark 4:10-12 , 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...
Mark 4:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(30) And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? (31) It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less tha...
Mark 4:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But when it is sown, it groweth up ,.... So the Gospel, when it was preached, it spread notwithstanding all the opposition made against it by, the Jews and Gentiles: there was no stopping it; though...
Mark 4:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. Ver. 32. See Trapp on " M...
Mark 4:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God , &c. See notes on Matthew 13:31-32 . He spake the word unto them as they were able to hear it Adapting it to the capacity of his hearers, and spea...
Mark 4:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1-58 , but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells...
Mark 4:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Gradual Advance of the Gospel. 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not...
Mark 4:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Mark 4:3 0 "
Mark 4:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 gr...
Mark 4:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 4:30-34 (PARALLELS: Matthew 13:31-32 ; Luke 13:18-19 .) The rise and progress of Christianity .— I. Christianity is insignificant in its beginning ....
Mark 4:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 4:26-33 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 bu...
Mark 4:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 4:12 . That seeing they may see, and not perceive. St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26-27 . They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which...
Mark 4:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

It is like a grain of mustard seed. The parable of the mustard seed In the parable before us, the unity of the kingdom becomes conspicuous, the individuality of its members subordinate. The fig...
Mark 4:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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. Th...
Mark 4:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Parable of the grain of mustard-seed:
Mark 4:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 4:10-14 ; Daniel 4:20-22 ; Ezekiel 31:3-10 ; Isaiah 11:9 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Lamentations 4:20 ; Proverbs 4:18 ; Psalms 80:9-11 ; Psalms 91:1 ; Song of Solomon 2:3
Mark 4:32 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Getting What You Give Mark 4:24-41 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 w...

Mark 4:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mark 4:32 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Mark 4:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Mark 4:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Mark 4:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Mark 4:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Mark 4:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mark 4:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Mark 4:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Mark 4:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Mark 4:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Mark 4:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 4:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mark 4:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark 4:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 4:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Mark 4:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 4:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 4:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Mark 4:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Mark 4:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Mark 4:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 4:32 - Wells of Living Water Commentary