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Grain in the Bible

The word grain appears 8 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word grain appears 8 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Grain is the seed that must die to bear a harvest. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What grain means in the Bible

Grain is the seed that must die to bear a harvest.

Where the word grain appears

Here is every passage where the word grain appears, in the words of the King James Bible:

“For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”Amos 9:9

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:”Matthew 13:31

“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”Matthew 17:20

“It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:”Mark 4:31

“It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.”Luke 13:19

“And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.”Luke 17:6

“And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:”1 Corinthians 15:37

Grain and the Lord Jesus

Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, said Jesus of Himself.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word grain appear in the Bible?

The word grain appears 8 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does grain mean in the Bible?

Grain is the seed that must die to bear a harvest.

How does grain point to Jesus?

Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, said Jesus of Himself.

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