"Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].

He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.

And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,

“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

[People who are] peacemakers sow [seeds of] peace and it produces a crop of righteousness [in the lives of others].

And now he furnishing seed to him sowing, and bread for food, furnish and multiply your sowing-season, and increase the fruits of your justice;)

And as for what you sow—you are not sowing the future body, but only a seed, perhaps of wheat or another grain.

as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.'

As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

The man who is sowing to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption; but he who is sowing to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap life eternal.

And He responding said, The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;

He who is sowing doth sow the word;

Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow:

And like the sowing upon 'stony ground' are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,

and the enemy sowing them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are the angels.

For in this the word is true, that there is one sowing, and another reaping.

'And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;

By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,

But while the world was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed wild wheat seed in the midst of the good seed, and went away.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way.

they who receiv'd seed by the wayside, are those in whom the word is sown, who no sooner have heard it, but satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."

Now [specific] promises were made to Abraham and to his seed [i.e., descendants]. [God] did not say "seeds" [plural] as though He were referring to many persons but "seed" [singular] showing that He meant one [descendant]; [Gen. 13:15 says] "And to your seed," referring to Christ.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

And the one who had received the one talent came up also [and] said, 'Master, [because I] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter [seed].

But his master answered [and] said to him, 'Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter [seed].

It is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."

And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed:

Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all

now the meaning of the parable is this: the seed sown signifies the word of God.

If we have sown the spiritual seed for you, is it too great for us to reap a material support from you?

You foolish man! the seed that you sow never comes to life unless it dies first;

Still other seed fell on good ground; when it sprang up, it produced a crop: 100 times what was sown.” As He said this, He called out, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.

Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,

But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.

"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, - but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.

Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

the field is the world; the good seed are the members of the kingdom; the wild wheat seed are the followers of the wicked one.

Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.

This seed is indeed [one of] the smallest of all seeds, but when it is [fully] grown, it is larger than [other] plants, and [even] becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and roost on its branches."

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

And the dragon was angry toward the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, those keeping the commandments of God, and having the testimony of Jesus.

I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.

By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

What then is the law? It was an addition made because of sin, till the coming of the seed to whom the undertaking had been given; and it was ordered through angels by the hand of a go-between.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.

Concerning his Son, - who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, - that he should be heir of thee world; but, through a righteousness by faith.

Who, past hope, upon hope believed, so that he became father of many nations, - according to what had been said - So shall be thy seed; -

And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

That is - not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.

And, even as Isaiah hath before said, - If, the Lord of hosts, had not left us a seed, as Sodom, had we become, and, as Gomorrha, had we been made like.

I say, then - Hath God cast off his people? Far be it! For, I also, am an Israelite, - of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good-news,

and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

For he certainly did not embrace heavenly agents, but he embraced the seed of Abraham.

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

Hebrews, are they? I also, Israelites, are they? I also, seed of Abraham, are they? I also,

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here [to] there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if any one's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, that his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;

and the second took her and died, and neither did he leave seed; and the third likewise.

And other [seed] fell on the rock, and [when it] came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with [it] [and] choked it.

And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.

But the [seed] on the good soil--these are the ones who, [after] hearing the word, hold fast to [it] with a noble and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;