A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it;

And he delivered them another parable, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field;

and in sowing, some fell on the way, and the birds came and devoured it.

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.

It is like a mustard seed, which when sown in the earth is the least of all seeds on the earth;

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence then has it poisonous darnel?

He delivered them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field,

And he answered and said to them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;

I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused [the seed] to grow;

And may he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating multiply your grain, and increase the products of your righteousness;

having been born again, not from destructible seed but from indestructible, through the word of God which lives and endures.

No one that has been born of God commits sin, for his seed continues in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.