46 Bible Verses about Sowing Seeds
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and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.
The sower sows the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation].
“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.
The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;
“Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed is the word of God [concerning eternal salvation].
Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].
And some seed fell on [shallow soil covering] the rocks, and as soon as it sprouted, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
Then Isaac planted [seed] in that land [as a farmer] and reaped in the same year a hundred times [as much as he had planted], and the Lord blessed and favored him.
Other seed fell among thorns, and thorns came up and choked them out.
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.
Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,
And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].
These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].
Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.
‘For there the seed will produce peace and prosperity; the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will produce its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things.
“You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, or everything produced by the seed which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard will become defiled [and banned for use].
He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];
He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
and the field is the world; and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.
It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown on the ground, even though it is smaller than all the [other] seeds that are [sown] on the soil,
Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;
He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know.
If we have sown [the good seed of] spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”
Does the farmer plow all day to plant seed?
Does he continually dig furrows and harrow his ground [after it is prepared]?
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
Then Joseph said to the people, “Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh; now, here is seed for you, and you shall plant the land.
If a part of their carcass falls on any seed for sowing which is to be sown, it is clean;
For in this case the saying is true, ‘One [person] sows and another reaps.’
and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.
Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
The servants of the owner came to him and said, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have weeds in it?’
He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].
“You shall sow your land six years and harvest its yield,
When you are sowing the eighth year, you can still eat old things from the crops, eating the old until the ninth year when its crop comes in.
