Mark 4:29

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
when	ὅταν hotan	G3752	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · conjunction
the fruit	καρπός, karpos	G2590	fruit (as plucked) · noun — nominative singular masculine
is brought forth	παραδοῖ paradoi	G3860	to surrender · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
immediately	εὐθὺς euthus	G2112	directly · adverb
he putteth in	ἀποστέλλει apostellei	G649	set apart · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
the sickle	δρέπανον drepanon	G1407	a gathering hook (especially for harvesting) · noun — accusative singular neuter
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
the harvest	θερισμός.¶ therismos	G2326	reaping · noun — nominative singular masculine
is come	παρέστηκεν parestēken	G3936	to stand beside · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Joel 3:13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away f…
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind…
Matthew 13:40-43 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Job 5:26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
Revelation 14:13-17 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, th…
2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:21-34

The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: - I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that is, as in the parable before, to bring forth fruit. God expects a grateful return of his gifts to us, and a useful improvement of his gifts in us; for (Mar 4:21), Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? No, but that it may be set on a candlestick. The apostles were ordained, to receive the gospel, not for themselves only, but for the good of others, to communicate it to them. All Christians, as they have received the gift, must minister the same. Note, 1. Gifts and graces…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 4:29

He putteth in the sickle - ΑποϚελλει, he sendeth out the sickle, i.e. the reapers; the instrument, by a metonomy, being put for the persons who use it. This is a common figure. It has been supposed that our Lord intimates here that, as soon as a soul is made completely holy, it is taken into the kingdom of God. But certainly the parable does not say so. When the corn is ripe, it is reaped for the benefit of him who sowed it; for it can be of little or no use till it be ripe: so when a soul is saved from all sin, it is capable of being fully employed in the work of the Lord: it is then, and not till then, fully fitted for the Master's use. God saves men to the uttermost, that they may here pe…

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John Gill on Mark 4:29

But when the fruit is brought forth,.... Unto perfection, and is fully ripe; signifying that when grace is brought to maturity, and faith is performed with power, and the good work begun is perfected; then, as the husbandman, immediately he putteth the sickle; and cuts it down, and gathers it in; because the harvest is come; at death or at the end of the world, which the harvest represents: when all the elect of God are called by grace, and grace in them is brought to its perfection, and they have brought forth all the fruit they were ordained to bear, they will then be all gathered in; either by Christ himself who comes into his garden, and gathers his lilies by death; or by the angels, t…

The Church Fathers

The sickle is death or the judgment, which cuts down all things; the harvest is the end of the world.
— Pseudo-Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Sickle — Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a…
Harvest, The · Ingathering of fruits of the fields — Ingathering of fruits of the fields
Kingdom Of Heaven · .To a man who — .To a man who
Parables · Seed growing secretly — Seed growing secretly
Reaping · The sickle used for — The sickle used for
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
Sermon · Besi — Besi
Sickle · 23:25; — 23:25;
Word Of God · .To seed — .To seed

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 4:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:21-34

Adam Clarke on Mark 4:29

John Gill on Mark 4:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 4:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:21-34

Adam Clarke on Mark 4:29

John Gill on Mark 4:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 4:26-34

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 4:29