Mark 4:28
Of itself the land produces the crop-- first the blade, then the ear; afterwards the perfect grain is seen in the ear.
Mark 4:31-32
It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the world;
Matthew 13:26
But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.
Philippians 1:6
For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:9-11
And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more accompanied by clear knowledge and keen perception, for testing things that differ,
Colossians 1:10
so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13
and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.