Mark 4:29

when the fruit is brought forth Literally, when the fruit yields itself; or offers itself, i. e. is ripe. The original word only occurs here in this sense. Comp. Virgil Geo. i. 287,

"Multa adeo gelidâ melius senocte dedere."

the sickle The sickle is only mentioned here and in Revelation 14:14-15, "And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat, like unto the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle." For the entire Parable comp. 1 Peter 1:23-25.