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Berean Standard Bible

“And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come. ””

Mark 4:29

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Only Mark records the parable of the growing seed, in which a man scatters seed and then goes about his life while it sprouts and grows without his understanding how. The earth produces the plant in stages.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come. ”

World English Bible (WEB)

But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

King James Version (KJV)

But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he does send forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando el fruto fuere producido, luego se mete la hoz, porque la siega es llegada.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y cuando el grano está maduro, lo cosechan pues su tiempo ha llegado».

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