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After explaining the parable of the seeds.
Mark 4:26 ...Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
KJV Verse:Mark 4:26 So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Mark 4:26 This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
In this way, it exists this realm of the Divine. Like a person might toss this seed on the earth...
Lost In Translation:The "this" before "seed" is left out of English translation. This destroys the connection between the "seed" and the "realm of the Divine." The "should" in the KJV is left out of the NIV but it is not the future tense but a form of possibility. The word "might" makes this more clear. The word translated here as "cast" and "scatters" is not the word used in the parable itself. It is a more casual and light-hearted word that Jesus often uses to refer to throwing away things.
We all might toss out Jesus's words without thinking.
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