25 Bible Verses about Seed

Most Relevant Verses

John 4:35-38

Do you not say, 'There are yet four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields! They are already white for harvest. And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'read more.
I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Matthew 13:31-32

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

Mark 4:30-32

And he said, "With what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is the smallest of all seeds in the earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."

Luke 13:18-19

Then he said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."

Mark 4:26-29

And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. All by itself the earth produces grainfirst the blade, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.read more.
But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

Matthew 13:24-30

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. So when the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.read more.
And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?' He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?' But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the weeds you also root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

1 Corinthians 3:6-7

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

Matthew 13:1-23

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.read more.
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear." The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand; and seeing you will see and not perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull. And their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and they understand with their hearts, and turn so that I should heal them.' But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. "Hear then the parable of the sower: when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Mark 4:1-20

Again he began to teach by the sea. and a very large crowd gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. Then he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.read more.
And as he sowed the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. But when the sun came up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred." And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those outside everything is in parables; so that 'seeing they may see but not perceive, and hearing may hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.'" And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them. And these likewise are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for only a time. Then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word, but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But these are the ones sown on good soil, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred."

Luke 8:4-15

And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.read more.
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" When his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.' "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And the ones that fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. But the ones that fell on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

John 12:23-25

Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

1 Corinthians 15:35-38

But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.read more.
But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Galatians 6:7-9

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

From Thematic Bible


God's word » Seed

Mark 4:14-15

The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Marriage » Promised » Seed

Seed » The jews punished by » Its increase being consumed by enemies

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Preaching the gospel

Matthew 13:3

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

Matthew 13:32

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense

Galatians 6:7-8

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Christian liberality

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Seed » Sowing of » Required constant diligence

Seed » Illustrative

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Galatians 6:7-8

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » Different kinds of, not to be sown in the same field

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » Not to be sown during the sabbatical year

Seed » Sowing of » Necessary to its productiveness

Seed » Often sown beside rivers

Seed » Every herb, tree and grass yields its own

Seed » The jews punished by » Its being choked by thorns

Matthew 13:7

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

Seed » Sowing of » Often attended with great waste

Matthew 13:7

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

Matthew 13:4-5

And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

Seed » Yielded an abundant increase in canaan

Matthew 13:23

But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Seed » The jews punished by » Its increase being consumed by locusts, &c

Seed » The jews punished by » Its yielding but little increase

Seed » Illustrative of » The word of God

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » The burial of the body

1 Corinthians 15:36-38

You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Seed » The jews punished by » Its rotting in the ground

Seed » Difference between, and the plant which grows from it, noticed

1 Corinthians 15:37-38

And that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Seed » Each kind of, has its own body

1 Corinthians 15:38

But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Seed » Not to be mingled in sowing

Seed » In egypt required to be artificially watered

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » If dry, exempted from uncleanness though touched by an unclean thing

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » If wet, rendered unclean by contact with an unclean thing

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » Not to be sown in year of jubilee

Seed » Mosaic laws respecting » The tithe of, to be given to God

Seed » Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant

Seed » The ground carefully plowed, and prepared for

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Scattering or dispersing a people

Seed » Sowing of » Often attended with danger

Seed » Sowing of » Time for, called seed-time

Seed » Sowing of, type of burial of the body

1 Corinthians 15:36-38

You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Seed » Often trodden into the ground, by the feet of oxen, &c

Seed » Required to be watered by the rain

Seed » Parables concerning

Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » The death of Christ and its effects

Seed » Illustrative of » Spiritual life

Seed » Each kind has its own body

1 Corinthians 15:38

But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Word » Seed » Contains seed-corn for the sower

Mark 4:14-15

The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Topics on Seed

Christ, The Seed Of

Luke 1:31

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

Sowing Seeds

Matthew 13:4

And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

Spilling Your Seed On The Ground

Matthew 13:5

Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

Knowing Jesus Everyday

Never miss a post

Related Readings

Theasaurus: Seed