31 Bible Verses about Seeds

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

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].

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."

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

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].

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

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 some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.

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

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]."

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

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

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one [i.e., the devil] comes to him and grabs away what had been sown in his heart. This is the person who was scattered to the side of the road.

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.

He answered them, "[It was] because you had such little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to that place over there' and it would move. And nothing will be impossible for you [to do]." {[{[Some manuscripts contain the following verse:

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

You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.

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

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

And the Lord said, "If you had faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and replanted in the ocean,' and it would obey you.

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

Jesus told them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which a man took and planted in his field.

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.

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

And if you belong to Christ, then you are [truly] Abraham's seed [i.e., his spiritual descendants] and thereby [you will] inherit what was promised to him [i.e., God's blessings].

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.

Neither are all [Jewish] people children [of God], [simply] because they are Abraham's descendants. But [Gen. 21:12 says], "It is through Isaac that you [i.e., Abraham] will have descendants."

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

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.