And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
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Gill's Exposition
It is like a grain of mustard seed,.... That is, the kingdom of God spoken of in the preceding verse, is like unto a grain of mustard seed; by which is meant, either the Gospel, or the Gospel church…
Barnes' Notes
So is the kingdom of God - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be compared to this. See the notes at Mat 3:2. This parable is recorded only by Mark.
Adam Clarke
So is the kingdom of God - This parable is mentioned only by Mark, a proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. Whitby supposes it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphrases is thus:…
The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: -
I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that…
The Seed growing secretly
26. as if a man should cast seed into the ground This is the only parable which is peculiar to St Mark, and seems to take the place of "the Leaven" recorded by St Matthew…
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