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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)
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)
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 8:5
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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.
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.”
Mark 4:14-20
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Mark 4:14-20
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14 The sower sows the word. 15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.(A) 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. 17 But they have no root and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.[a] 18 And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the cares of the age and the lure of wealth and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing. 20 And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”
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- 4.17 Or stumble
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! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on a path, and the birds came and ate it up.
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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 Happy will you be who sow beside every stream,
who let the ox and the donkey range freely.(A)
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 Do those who plow for sowing plow continually?
Do they continually open and harrow their ground?
25 When they have leveled its surface,
do they not scatter dill, sow cumin,
and plant wheat in rows
and barley in its proper place[a]
and spelt as the border?
26 For they are well instructed;
their God teaches them.
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- 28.25 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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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