The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.

And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,

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

But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?

And having answered, he said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of man,

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, And to the seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, who is Christ.

nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.

It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.