'Growth' in the Bible

And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.