Mark 4:26

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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

"Hearken to. Behold; The sower went out to sow,

The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

He that regardeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that hath respect unto the clouds, shall not reap.

Goeth not the husbandman ever in due season earnestly to his land? He moweth and ploweth his ground to sow.

O how happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sow your seed beside all waters, and drive thither the feet of your oxen and asses.

And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden under feet, and the fowls of the air devoured it up.

And he that reapeth, receiveth reward; and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: That both he that soweth and he that reapeth might rejoice together.

Verily, verily I say unto you, except the wheat corn fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone. If it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

I have planted. Apollos watered. But God gave increase.

Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.

When the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

and God giveth it a body at his pleasure, to every seed a several body.