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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 And He said, (A)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should [a]scatter seed on the ground,
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- Mark 4:26 sow
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 the Wheat and the Tares
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
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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 (A)I planted, (B)Apollos watered, (C)but God gave the increase. 7 So then (D)neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, (E)and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9 For (F)we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are (G)God’s building.
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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)
Luke 8:11
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Luke 8:11
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The Parable of the Sower Explained(A)
11 (B)“Now the parable is this: The seed is the (C)word of God.
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Luke 8:11
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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)
1 Peter 1:23-25
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1 Peter 1:23-25
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23 (A)having been born again, not of [a]corruptible seed but [b]incorruptible, (B)through the word of God which lives and abides [c]forever, 24 because
(C)“All flesh is as grass,
And all [d]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
25 (D)But the [e]word of the Lord endures forever.”
(E)Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:23 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever
- 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
- 1 Peter 1:25 spoken word
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 (A)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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James 3:18
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James 3:18
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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 by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
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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.
John 12:24
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John 12:24
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24 Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much [a]grain.
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- John 12:24 Lit. fruit
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 (A)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that (B)both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this the saying is true: (C)‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; (D)others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”
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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.”
Mark 4:14-20
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Mark 4:14-20
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14 (A)The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the (B)cares of this world, (C)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [a]accept it, and bear (D)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
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- Mark 4:20 receive
Mark 4:14-20
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Mark 4:14-20
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14 The farmer sows the word.(A) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(B) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(C) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
Mark 4:3-4
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Mark 4:3-4
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3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [a]of the air came and devoured it.
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- Mark 4:4 NU, M omit of the air
Mark 4:3-4
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Mark 4:3-4
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3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(A) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Isaiah 32:20
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Isaiah 32:20
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20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters,
Who send out freely the feet of (A)the ox and the donkey.
Isaiah 32:20
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Isaiah 32:20
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Isaiah 28:24-26
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Isaiah 28:24-26
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24 Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow?
Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods?
25 When he has leveled its surface,
Does he not sow the black cummin
And scatter the cummin,
Plant the wheat in rows,
The barley in the appointed place,
And the [a]spelt in its place?
26 For He instructs him in right judgment,
His God teaches him.
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- Isaiah 28:25 rye
Isaiah 28:24-26
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Isaiah 28:24-26
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24 When a farmer plows for planting,(A) does he plow continually?
Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
25 When he has leveled the surface,
does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?(B)
Does he not plant wheat in its place,[a]
barley(C) in its plot,[b]
and spelt(D) in its field?
26 His God instructs him
and teaches(E) him the right way.
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- Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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