28 Bible Verses about Planting Seeds

I [Paul] planted [i.e., preached God's word], Apollos watered [it], but God made it grow.

So then, it does not matter who plants or who waters, but [it is] God who matters, for He makes the seed grow.

Now God, who provides seeds to the planter and bread for food, will [also] supply and [even] multiply your seeds for planting, and will increase the harvest of your generosity.

And He answered them, "The person who planted the good seed is the Son of man,

Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed represents the word of God.

[People who are] peacemakers sow [seeds of] peace and it produces a crop of righteousness [in the lives of others].

A farmer planted 'the word' [i.e., the message of God].

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

then went to bed and got up the next day to find that the seed had sprouted and grown, yet he did not know how it happened.

And what you yourself sow is not the plant that will [eventually] come up, but simply a seed. It may be a grain of wheat or something else.

And other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and [eventually] choked out the tender sprouts.

If we have planted spiritual seeds [i.e., the Gospel message] among you, is it too much to expect to reap a material harvest from you?

And other [seed] fell on rocky ground and as soon as it started to grow, it [quickly] withered away, because it had no moisture.

And [still] other seed fell onto fertile soil, where some of it produced a crop of one hundred, some sixty and some thirty times [as much as was planted].

"Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].

And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,

Then other seeds fell into fertile soil, and growing up to maturity, they yielded an ever increasing crop. They produced thirty, sixty and even a hundred times [as much as was planted]."

So, the saying is true that one person plants and another harvests [the crop].

You foolish person. The seed you plant does not come to life [i.e., grow] unless it dies.

A farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain. And as he sowed [i.e., scattering seeds by hand], some of it landed along side of the road; it was stepped on by people and [eventually] birds of the sky came and ate it.

But He answered and said, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

And other seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.

and the field [represents] the world. The good seed [represents] the children who belong to the kingdom, and the weeds [represent] the children who belong to the evil one [i.e., the devil].

but while his workers were asleep his enemy came and scattered weed seeds throughout his wheat field and then left.

And those people [represented by seed falling] in the fertile soil are those who possess a good and honest heart when they hear the word [of God]. They hold on to it and patiently [continue until they] produce a crop.

Some of the seed that fell along the roadside represents where 'the word' was sown [i.e., preached]. When these people have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away 'the word' which had been sown in them.

This seed is indeed [one of] the smallest of all seeds, but when it is [fully] grown, it is larger than [other] plants, and [even] becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and roost on its branches."

But God gives it the [kind of] body He wants [it to have], so each seed gets its own plant.