Matthew 13:3

And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,

Matthew 13:8

And some fell in rich soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty-fold.

Matthew 13:23

And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."

Mark 4:26-32

He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

As the earth

General references

Bible References

As the earth

Matthew 13:3
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
Mark 4:26
He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,

General references

1 Corinthians 15:38
but God gives it just the body He sees fit, even each kind of seed its own body.