Mark 4:27
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And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
In other translations
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Greek words
καὶkaiandG2532καθεύδῃkatheudēhe may sleepG2518καὶkaiandG2532ἐγείρηταιegeirētaihe may be risenG1453νύκταnuktanightG3571καὶkaiandG2532ἡμέραν,hēmeranday,G2250καὶkaiandG2532ὁhotheG3588σπόροςsporosseedG4703βλαστᾷblastamay sproutG985καὶkaiandG2532μηκύνηταιmēkunētaiit may growG3373ὡςhōshowG5613οὐκouknotG3756οἶδενoidenknowsG6063αὐτός.autoshe himself.G846
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
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