Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Blessed {are} ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth {thither} the feet of the ox and the ass.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

The sower soweth the word.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both {shall be} alike good. {shall prosper: Heb. shall be right}

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. {measures: the word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint}

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both {shall be} alike good. {shall prosper: Heb. shall be right}

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, {ye are} God's building. {husbandry: or, tillage}

Which is come unto you, as {it is} in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as {it doth} also in you, since the day ye heard {of it}, and knew the grace of God in truth:

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: