'Seeds' in the Bible
See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.
Other seeds fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew higher and choked them out.
But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.
But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.
Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”
Some people are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Others are like the seeds sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, at once they joyfully accept it,
Still others are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the people who hear the word,
Others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown."
He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
He sleeps and gets up night and day while the seeds sprout and grow, although he doesn't know how
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and birds from the sky ate them up.
The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing.
Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!
But God gives it a body as He wants, and to each of the seeds its own body.
But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.