Seeds

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

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he 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;

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, — read the full passage →

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,

and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.

unwise! thou--what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die; — read the full passage →

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve <FI>are<Fi> with him, — read the full passage →

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God--living and remaining--to the age;

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, — read the full passage →

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

At that time did Jesus go on the sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat, — read the full passage →

which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'

`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 again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, — read the full passage →

`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain <FI>it<Fi> , and bear fruit in continuance.

And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, — read the full passage →

or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority--not to work?

Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord? — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you, — read the full passage →

`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that <FI>is<Fi> according to piety, — read the full passage →

As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

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

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

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

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus, — read the full passage →

And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gadarenes, — read the full passage →

And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered, — read the full passage →

`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not;

`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

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

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

and the Lord said, `If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

He who is sowing doth sow the word;

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter;

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

for he did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him--as many as had plagues; — read the full passage →

and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it? — read the full passage →