King James Bible
KJVAnd should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Mark 4:27 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. | |
American Standard VersionASV | and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how. | |
English Revised VersionERV | and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. | |
World English BibleWEB | and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how. |