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Berean Standard Bible

“It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.”

Mark 4:31

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Jesus is teaching in parables about the kingdom of God. He asks how they might describe it and chooses an ordinary image.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

King James Version (KJV)

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

American Standard Version (ASV)

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Es como el grano de mostaza, que, cuando se siembra en tierra, es la más pequeña de todas las simientes que hay en la tierra;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es como un grano de mostaza que se siembra en la tierra. Aunque es la más pequeña de las semillas que hay en el mundo,

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