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26 And he said, The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man sows seed in the ground, 27 and sleeps, and rises up night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows up, he knows not how. 28 For the earth brings forth fruit of herself: first the blade, then the ears, after that the full grain in the ears. 29 And as soon as the fruit is brought forth, immediately the man thrusts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.

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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. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(B)

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