Mark 4:26
 Mark 4:26 
English Standard Version (© 2001)
And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.

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

American Standard Version
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,

Mark 4:26 Additional Translations
Vincent's Word Studies

Should cast (βάλῃ)

Lit., should have cast, the aorist tense, followed by the presents sleep and rise (καθεύδῃ and ἐγείρηται). The whole, literally, "As if a man should have cast seed into the ground, and should be sleeping and rising night and day." The aorist tense indicates the single act of casting; the presents the repeated, continued sleeping and rising while the seed is growing.

Seed (τὸν σπόρον)

The seed; that particular seed which he had to sow. Such is the force of the article.

Mark 4:26 Parallel Commentaries
Cast Casts Earth Ground Kingdom Reign Scatter Scattered Scatters Seed Soil
Cast Casts Earth Ground Kingdom Reign Scatter Scattered Scatters Seed Soil
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Matthew 13:24 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Mark 4:25 For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
Mark 4:27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.