Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how — the farmer's ignorance of the growth mechanism is the parable's central point. He does not know how — the Greek is automatic (automatē), from which we get automatic. The growth happens without the farmer's management, understanding, or effort. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up: the farmer's activity (or inactivity) is irrelevant to the seed's growth. The kingdom grows by its own inherent divine power, not by human strategizing, programming, or management. The disciples are called to sow, not to engineer the growth.

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