Mark 4:31

³¹ὡς ⸀κόκκῳ σινάπεως, ὃς ὅταν σπαρῇ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ⸂μικρότερον ὂν πάντων τῶν ⸀σπερμάτων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς—

Mark 4 gathers Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of God, with the sower and the seed as the centerpiece. The chapter moves from public teaching to private explanation, revealing that the kingdom comes not through force but through the patient, mysterious growth of God’s word. Jesus’