'Sowing' in the Bible

and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

He who is sowing doth sow the word;

'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

'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;

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;