King James Version

Mark 4:26

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if” (ἐὰν) before man here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidΟὕτωςhoutōsSoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “So”G3779thus, so, in this manner.Soἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manβάλῃbalēshould castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.should castτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σπόρονsporonseedσπόρος (sporos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “seed”, the object formG4703seed for sowing.seedἐπὶepiintoἐπίpreposition — “into”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.intoτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsgroundγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “ground”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the ground

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconditional particle — “if”G1437if.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

World English Bible

He said, “ God ’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth ,

Darby Translation

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

Douay-Rheims

And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

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