Mark 4:27
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.”
ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
σπόρος
seed
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σπόρος
Seed, that which is sown. Sporos. The seed is the word of God. The word of God is alive and contains all the potential of the harvest within it. Sow it generously.
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νύξ
night
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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ἡμέρα
day,
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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καθεύδω
he may sleep
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καθεύδω
to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively)
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μηκύνω
it may grow
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μηκύνω
to lengthen, i.e. (middle voice) to enlarge
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