Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
The ox
Bible References
Blessed
Acts 2:41
Then those who responded [by faith] to the words [spoken by Peter and the apostles] were immersed, and about three thousand persons were added to them [i.e., the apostles] on that day.
Acts 4:4
But many of the people who heard the message [of God] believed [in Jesus] and the number of men [alone] came to be about five thousand.
Acts 5:14
And more and more believers were [being] added to the [people of the] Lord.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I [Paul] planted [i.e., preached God's word], Apollos watered [it], but God made it grow.
James 3:18
[People who are] peacemakers sow [seeds of] peace and it produces a crop of righteousness [in the lives of others].
The ox
1 Corinthians 9:9
For it is written in the law of Moses [Deut. 25:4], "You should not put a muzzle on an ox while it tramples over the grain." Is it the oxen that God is concerned about?