Mark 4:31

4:31 It is like a mustard seed ¹  that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

Mark 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ²  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ³  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

[4:31]  ¹ sn Mustard seeds are known for their tiny size.

[13:8]  ² tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[13:8]  ³ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.