Mark 4:28-30

Amplified Bible

²⁸ The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head. ²⁹ But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

³⁰ And He said, “How shall we ^[a]picture the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?^(A)