Mark 4:27
And then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing--he knows not how.
John 3:7-8
Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.
1 Corinthians 15:37-38
And when you sow, you sow not the body that will be, but a mere grain-perhaps of wheat, or something else.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
Brothers, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.
2 Peter 3:18
and advance in the love and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All glory be to him now and for ever.