Mark 4:26–41

Parable of the Growing Seed

²⁶And He said, ^p“The kingdom of God is as if a man should ⁶scatter seed on the ground, ²⁷and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and ^qgrow, he himself does not know how. ²⁸For the earth ^ryields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. ²⁹But when the grain ripens, immediately ^she puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

Matt. 13:31–35

³⁰Then He said, ^t“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? ³¹It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; ³²but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”

^33uAnd with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. ³⁴But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, ^vHe explained all things to His disciples.

The Sea is Stilled

Matt. 8:23–27; Luke 8:22–25

^35wOn the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” ³⁶Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. ³⁷And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. ³⁸But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, ^x“Teacher, ^ydo You not care that we are perishing?”

³⁹Then He arose and ^zrebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ^a“Peace, ⁷be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? ^bHow ⁸is it that you have no faith?” ⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”