Bible verses about "seed" | Mace

⁸ but part of it fell on good ground, which sprang up, and grew so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, others sixty, and some an hundred.

¹ Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to declare the faith which recommends men to the divine favour, and to convince them of that truth, which leads to piety, ² and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago; ³ and has in due time manifested by the preaching of his word, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our saviour: ⁴ TO Titus my own convert to the common faith: grace and peace from God the father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our saviour. ⁵ I left you in Crete, to regulate what was amiss, and to ordain pastors in every city, as I had appointed you, ⁶ to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly. ⁷ for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain. ⁸ but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate; ⁹ attach'd to the truth, that has been taught him, that he may be able to teach others sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it. ¹⁰ For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers; ¹¹ who ought to be curb'd, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for sordid lucre. ¹² one of their own prophets said, "the Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies." ¹³ the charge is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they maybe sound in the faith; ¹⁴ not doating on Jewish Fables, and the tenets of men, that deviate from the truth. ¹⁵ to the pure all things are pure: but to corrupt infidels nothing is pure; whose very mind and conscience is polluted. ¹⁶ they make a profession of knowing God; but in fact they deny him, being execrably incredulous, and utter strangers to all virtue.

¹ After this Jesus went about, preaching to every city and village, proclaiming the reign of the Messias, attended by his twelve apostles, ² and several women, who had been delivered from evil spirits and cured of their diseases: particularly Mary Magdalene, who had been dispossess'd of seven demons: ³ Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's high-steward: Susanna, and several others, who assisted him with their fortunes. ⁴ A vast number of people being assembled, and crowding to him from all quarters, he thus address'd himself to them by way of parable. ⁵ a husbandman went out to sow his corn: and as he was sowing, some fell upon the beaten road, which was crush'd under foot, or devoured by the birds. ⁶ some fell upon very stony ground, which no sooner sprung up, but it wither'd away, for want of moisture: ⁷ some fell among thorns; but the thorns over-grew it, and starv'd it. ⁸ but some of the corn fell into good soil, and grew up, yielding a hundred grains for one. then raising his voice he concluded with these words, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable; ¹⁰ he answered, the secret circumstances of the divine dispensation may be clearly revealed to you, but to others only in parables, so that they don't observe what they see, nor comprehend what they hear. ¹¹ now the meaning of the parable is this: the seed sown signifies the word of God. ¹² by the beaten road is meant, they who only hear: the word, by the lurking wiles of the devil, being hinder'd from taking root in their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. ¹³ by the stony ground is understood such persons as receive indeed the doctrines they hear, with joy: but for want of resolution, believe only occasionally, and desert when the trial comes. ¹⁴ the ground over-run with thorns denotes such as have embraced the doctrine, but are so immerst in the business, enjoyments, and pleasures of life, as not to improve it to any real advantage. ¹⁵ but by the good ground is meant such persons as have received the doctrine with simplicity and sincerity, abide by it, and practise it with perseverance. ¹⁶ Now, no one lights a lamp to hide it under a vessel, or under a bed: but sets it on a stand, to give light to all the company. ¹⁷ whatever is now obscure, shall hereafter be made clear; whatever is now conceal'd, shall then be publickly known. ¹⁸ improve therefore what you hear: for he that improves what he has, shall have more; but he that does not, shall lose even that, which he thinks he possesses. ¹⁹ One day the mother of Jesus, and his brethren came to speak with him, but could not get near by reason of the crowd. ²⁰ so some of the company said to him, your mother and brethren are waiting without, desiring to see you. ²¹ but he answered them, my mother and brethren are these, who attend to the word of God, and practise it. ²² The same day Jesus went on board a vessel with his disciples, and said to them, let us pass over to the other side of the lake: and so they put off to sea. ²³ while they were rowing, Jesus fell asleep: when there blew such a storm of wind upon the lake, as fill'd the boat with water, and endanger'd their lives. ²⁴ then they came to wake him, crying, master, master, we are sinking. then he rose up, and rebuked the wind, and the waves: and both subside to a calm. ²⁵ but to his disciples he said, where is your faith? while they, seiz'd with fear and admiration, said to one another, who can this man be, that he commands even the winds, and the waves, and they obey? ²⁶ Then they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which lies opposite to Galilee. ²⁷ when he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs. ²⁸ upon seeing Jesus, he set up a great cry, fell down before him, and roar'd out, what business have you with me, Jesus son of the most high God? I beseech you torment me not. ²⁹ for he had commanded the impure spirit to quit the man, he had so long possessed: who, tho' bound in chains, and fastned with fetters, broke thro' all restraints, and was hurry'd by the demon into the desarts. ³⁰ upon Jesus's saying to him, what is your name? he answer'd, legion, (for many demons were enter'd into him.) ³¹ and they entreated him not to condemn them to the abyss. ³² but there being a numerous herd of swine feeding on the mountain, they desired he would permit them to enter into the swine, which he granted. ³³ accordingly the demons quitted the man, and enter'd into the swine: immediately the herd ran headlong down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴ the keepers seeing this, ran about and spread it, both in town, ³⁵ and country, whence numbers went to see the fact: being come to Jesus, they found the man, who had been dispossess'd of the demons, sitting at Jesus's feet, cloathed, and in his right senses: at which they were much surpriz'd, ³⁶ being inform'd by those that were present, by what means the demoniac had been cured. ³⁷ then the Gadarenes of the adjacent parts unanimously desired him to leave their country: for they were greatly allarm'd. so he embark'd to cross over the lake. ³⁸ now the man, who had been dispossess'd, begg'd to take him with him. but Jesus dismissed him, ³⁹ saying, go home, and relate, what great things God hath done for you. whereupon he departed, and published through all the city, what a wonderful deliverance Jesus had wrought for him. ⁴⁰ Jesus upon his return was received by a great number of people, who expected him. ⁴¹ Some time after, a person nam'd Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came to Jesus, and upon his knees desired him to come to his house: ⁴² for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, who lay a dying. as he was on the way, the crowd press'd after him, ⁴³ and among the rest a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, having consum'd her whole fortune upon physicians, who could none of them cure her; she getting behind him, ⁴⁴ touched the border of his garment: and immediately her indisposition was removed. ⁴⁵ upon which Jesus said, who was it that touch'd me? they being all at a loss, what to answer, at length Peter, and the others with him, said, master, the crowd are squeezing and pressing about you, and yet you cry, "who touch'd me?" ⁴⁶ but Jesus said, somebody has touched me: for I know what influence my power has had. ⁴⁷ then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured. ⁴⁸ but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace. ⁴⁹ While he was speaking, somebody came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said to him, your daughter is dead; 'tis in vain to importune the master any farther. ⁵⁰ but when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, be not afraid: only believe, and she shall recover. ⁵¹ being come to the house, he suffer'd nobody to go into the room with him, except Peter, John and James, and the young woman's father and mother. ⁵² the company there were all in tears lamenting for her: but he said don't weep; she is not dead, but asleep. ⁵³ upon which, they knowing she was really dead, treated him with derision. ⁵⁴ but Jesus oblig'd them to withdraw; then grasping her hand, he said, my child, arise. ⁵⁵ immediately she came to life, and rose up: and he order'd, that something should be given her to eat. ⁵⁶ and her parents were seized with astonishment: but he charg'd them not to let the fact be known to any one.

⁶ remember, " he who sows sparingly, shall reap also sparingly: and he who sows bountifully, shall reap also bountifully."

²² You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour; ²³ since your regeneration is not owing to any corruptible principles, but to the unchangeable word of the immortal God. ²⁴ for human nature is like grass, and all their glory like the flower of the herb, the herb withers, the flower droops, ²⁵ but the word of the Lord remains for ever: and that is the gospel, which has been preached to you.

²⁰ because of your incredulity, said Jesus: for I tell you truly, if ye had ever so little faith, ye might say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it should remove; and nothing would be too difficult for you.

⁸ he that soweth to his vices, shall reap the deadly fruit of his vices; but he that sows to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap everlasting life.

³⁶ foolish as you are, the grain you sow, is not revived except it die. ³⁷ and whatever you sow, you don't sow that body which shall afterwards appear, but only the bare grain of wheat, for instance, or of some other grain. ³⁸ but God gives it such a body, as he thinks fit, to every seed its peculiar body.

³⁸ but God gives it such a body, as he thinks fit, to every seed its peculiar body.

¹ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. ² and there was so great a croud of people got about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a bark, where he sat, while the people all stood on the shore. ³ Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ and in sowing, part of the grain fell in the high-way, and the fowls light and peck'd them up: ⁵ another part fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth: and it soon sprung up, because the soil was shallow: ⁶ so that as the sun arose it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away. ⁷ another part fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked it. ⁸ but another part falling upon good soil, became fruitful, some grains yielding an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰ And the disciples came, and said to him, why do you speak to them in parables? ¹¹ to whom he answered, because you are allowed to know the mysteries of the gospel-dispensation, but to them it is not allowed. ¹² for to him that uses what he has, shall be given, and he shall have abundantly: but from him that uses it not, shall be taken away, even what he hath. ¹³ therefore speak I to them in parables: because they over-look what they see: and are inattentive to what they hear, neither will they comprehend. ¹⁴ and in them is fulfilled that prophecy of Esaias, "by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. ¹⁵ for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them." ¹⁶ but happy are you that your eyes have sight; and that your ears have their hearing. ¹⁷ for I declare unto you, that many prophets and just men have desired to see what ye see, and have not seen it: and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard it. ¹⁸ Hear then the meaning of this parable of the sower. ¹⁹ when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground, ²⁰ where other seed fell, denotes the man that heareth the word, and at first receives it with pleasure: ²¹ but having no root in him he has only an occasional faith: for as soon as any oppression or persecution arises upon account of the gospel, he presently relapses. ²² he that is meant by the thorny ground, where other seed fell, is one that heareth the word: which by cares of this life, and the deceitful love of riches, is soon stifled, and becomes unfruitful: ²³ but the ground that received the grain, represents those, who hear the word, and consider it, who all become fruitful, some in one degree, and some in another. ²⁴ Another parable he propos'd to them in these words. the state of the gospel in this world may be compar'd to a man who sowed good grain in his field: ²⁵ but while the people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. ²⁶ but when the blade was sprung up, and bore grain, the tares appeared too. ²⁷ so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares? ²⁸ 'tis some enemy, said he, has done this. the servants replied, shall we go then and pull them up? ²⁹ no, said he, lest in pulling up the tares, you should root ³⁰ up the wheat with them. let both grow together till the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will thus direct the reapers, first of all gather the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: then lodge the wheat in my barn. ³¹ He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field. ³² 'tis one indeed of the smallest grains: but when it is grown, it is the largest of the pulse kind, and becomes a tree: so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. ³³ Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ³⁴ All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and did not discourse to them without some parable. ³⁵ so that this saying of the prophet was fulfilled, "I will talk in parables, I will utter what has been kept secret from the foundation of the world." ³⁶ Then Jesus leaving the multitude, went into the house: and his disciples coming to him, said, explain to us the parable of the tares of the field. ³⁷ he answered them, he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man: ³⁸ the field is the world: the good seed are the children of the kingdom: but the tares are the children of the wicked one: ³⁹ the enemy that sowed them is the devil: the harvest is the conclusion of the age: and the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰ as then the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire; so shall it be at the conclusion of the age. ⁴¹ the son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that make others offend, and those who do iniquity; ⁴² and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ then shall the just shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their father. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁴⁴ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: a man finds this treasure and buries it again, then goes in great joy, sells all that he hath, and purchases that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the heavenly kingdom is like a merchant-man, who is in quest of curious pearls: ⁴⁶ and meeting with one of great value, presently sells all that he has to make the purchase. ⁴⁷ Again, the gospel-kingdom is like a net that is cast into the sea, and draws all sorts of fish: ⁴⁸ when it is full, they drag it to shore, then sit down, and pick out the good to lay by, but throw the bad away. ⁴⁹ so it shall be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and after they have separated the wicked from the just, ⁵⁰ they shall cast the wicked into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁵¹ Then Jesus said to them, have ye understood all this? ⁵² they reply'd, yes, Lord. then said he to them, thus every teacher who is instructed in the doctrine of the gospel, is like the master of a family, who taketh out of his treasure things new and old. ⁵³ When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. ⁵⁴ and when he was come into his native country, he taught them in their synagogue, in such a manner that they cry'd out with astonishment, how came this man by all this wisdom, and extraordinary power? ⁵⁵ is not this the carpenter's son? is not Mary his mother? and James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas, are they not his brothers? ⁵⁶ and his sisters, don't they live just by us? how came he then by all this? ⁵⁷ and they were scandaliz'd at him. but Jesus said to them, a prophet is not without honour, except in his own country and in his own family. ⁵⁸ and he did not many miracles there, because of their incredulity.