Mark 4:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 4:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 4:27 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 4:27 — KJV
“And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.”
— Mark 4:27 (KJV)
Mark 4:27 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 4:27
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:27: night, day, seed
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:27: sleep, night, day
“And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:27: should, day, knoweth
“Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:27: should, night, day
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:27: night, day, grow
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