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Mark 4:26
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Mark 4:26
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground(A)
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Mark 4:26
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Mark 4:26
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(A) A man scatters seed on the ground.
Matthew 13:24
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat
24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field,(A)
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Matthew 13:24
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a man who sowed good seed in his field.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
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1 Corinthians 3:6-9
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6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor.(A) 9 For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.(B)
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1 Corinthians 3:6-9
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1 Corinthians 3:6-9
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6 I planted the seed,(A) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(B) 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service;(C) you are God’s field,(D) God’s building.(E)
1 Peter 1:23-25
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1 Peter 1:23-25
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23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.[a](A) 24 For
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,(B)
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
That word is the good news that was announced to you.(C)
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- 1.23 Or through the word of the living and enduring God
1 Peter 1:23-25
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1 Peter 1:23-25
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23 For you have been born again,(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(B) through the living and enduring word of God.(C) 24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](D)
And this is the word that was preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
James 3:18
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James 3:18
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18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(A)
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- 3.18 Or justice
James 3:18
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James 3:18
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Luke 8:11
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Luke 8:11
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The Parable of the Sower Explained
11 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.(A)
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Luke 8:11
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11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.(A)
Luke 13:18
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Luke 13:18
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
18 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it?
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Luke 13:18
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Luke 13:18
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)
18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(C) like?(D) What shall I compare it to?
Matthew 13:31
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Matthew 13:31
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;(A)
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Matthew 13:31
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a mustard seed,(D) which a man took and planted in his field.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)
John 12:24
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John 12:24
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24 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain, but if it dies it bears much fruit.
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John 12:24
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John 12:24
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24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,(A) it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
John 4:36-38
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John 4:36-38
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36 The reaper is already receiving[a] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.(A) 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’(B) 38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
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- 4.36 Or
. . . the fields are already ripe for harvesting. The reaper is receiving
John 4:36-38
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John 4:36-38
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36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests(A) a crop for eternal life,(B) so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’(C) is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
Luke 8:5
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Luke 8:5
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5 “A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell on a path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.
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Luke 8:5
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Luke 8:5
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5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.
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