Mark 4:24-34

²⁴And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

²⁵He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

²⁶And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

²⁷And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

²⁸The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

²⁹But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

³⁰And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

³¹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

³²But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

³³And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

³⁴And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.