Mark 4:28-30

New Catholic Bible

²⁸ The ground produces fruit of its own accord—first the shoot, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. ²⁹ And when the crop is ripe, he immediately stretches out the sickle, because the time for harvest has come.”

³⁰ The Parable of the Mustard Seed.^[a] He then said, “With what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?