52 Bible Verses about Seeds

"Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.

The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

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

You must not plant your vineyard with two kinds of seed; otherwise the entire yield, both of the seed you plant and the produce of the vineyard, will be defiled.

Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

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

Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.

But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times."

It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground --

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.

He told them, "It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you."

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

He also said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

"So listen to the parable of the sower:

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed -- whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.

So the Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree, 'Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.

I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to the promise.

"As for me, this is my promise to them," says the Lord. "My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward," says the Lord.

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.

nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather "through Isaac will your descendants be counted."

for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.

Joseph said to the people, "Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land.

But Onan knew that the child would not be considered his. So whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he withdrew prematurely so as not to give his brother a descendant.

But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."

Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the Lord has blessed them."

"Indeed, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of Israel and Judah.