Bible verses about "seed" | Etheridge

⁸ But other fell upon good ground; and it came up, and grew, and gave fruits, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

¹ PAULOS, a servant of Aloha, and apostle of Jeshu Meshiha, for the faith of the chosen ones of Aloha, and the knowledge of the truth which is in the fear of Aloha; ² unto the hope of eternal life, which Aloha the true counselled before the times of the ages, ³ and his word hath revealed in his time by our preaching, which was confided to me by the command of Aloha our Saviour: ⁴ To Titos, my true son in the common faith. Grace and peace from Aloha the Father and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha our Saviour. ⁵ For this I left thee in Kreta, that those things which were wanting thou mayest rectify, and constitute presbyters in every city as I commanded thee. ⁶ Him who is without blame, and is [Or, Vavo, and hath been.] the husband of one wife, and who hath believing children, who are not vicious nor addicted to intemperance. ⁷ For a presbyter is bound to be without blame, as the steward of Aloha; he shall not be led by the will of self, nor be irascible, nor a transgressor over wine, neither shall his hand be hasty to strike, nor shall he be a lover of sordid gains. ⁸ But he shall be a lover of guests, and a lover of the good, and be chaste, and equitable, and holy, and withholding himself from lusts; ⁹ and careful over the doctrine of the word of faith, that he may be able also to comfort by his teaching the healthy, and to reprove those who are contentious. ¹⁰ For there are many who are not in subjection, and whose words are vain, and make the minds of men to err, especially those of the circumcision, ¹¹ those, whose mouths it behoves to stop. Many houses they destroy, and teach what they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain. ¹² One of them, a prophet of their own, hath said, The sons of Kreta are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy bellies. ¹³ And true is this testimony. Wherefore reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith, ¹⁴ nor cast themselves to the fables of the Jihudoyee, and to the mandates of men who hate the truth. ¹⁵ For every thing is pure to the pure; but to those who are polluted and unfaithful nothing is pure; but their understanding and their conscience are polluted. ¹⁶ And they profess to know Aloha, but in their works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and reprobate to every good work.

¹ AND it was after these things that Jeshu itinerated among the cities and villages, and preached and announced the kingdom of Aloha, and his twelve with him, ² and those women who had been healed from infirmities and from evil spirits, Mariam who was called Magdalitha, she from whom he had cast out seven devils, ³ and Juchana the wife of Kusa, chief of the household of Herodes, and Shushan, and many others, who ministered unto him from their possessions. ⁴ And when a great multitude had assembled, and from all the cities had come to him, he discoursed in parables. ⁵ A sower went forth to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the road-side; and it was trodden down, and the fowl devoured it. ⁶ And other fell upon the rock; and it immediately sprang up, and, because it had no moisture, it withered. ⁷ And other fell among thorns, and they sprang up with it, and choked it. ⁸ And other fell into ground good and fair, and sprang up, and made fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these (words), he cried, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples asked him, What is (the signification of) this parable? ¹⁰ But he said to them, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Aloha; but to those who are the rest in similitudes is it spoken; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand. ¹¹ But this is the parable: The seed is the word of Aloha. ¹² Now they by the road-side are they who hear the word; and the adversary cometh, and taketh up the word from their hearts, that they should not believe and be saved. ¹³ But those who fell upon the rock are those who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; yet root they have not, but for a time is their faith, and in the time of temptation they are offended. ¹⁴ But that which fell among thorns are they who hear the word, and by the cares, and by the riches, and by the lusts of the world, they are choked, and fruit they give not. ¹⁵ But that which (was) in good ground are they who, with hearts humble and good, hear the word and retain, and give fruits with perseverance. ¹⁶ NO man lighteth a lamp, and covereth it with a measure, or setteth it under a bed; but setteth it upon a candlestick, that every one who cometh in may see the light of it. ¹⁷ For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed, and nothing secret that shall not be known and come into openness. ¹⁸ Take heed how you hear: for unto him who hath, it shall be given; and from him who hath not, that also which he thinketh that he hath shall be taken from him. ¹⁹ Now came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not speak with him on account of the assembly. ²⁰ And they said to him, Thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, desiring to see thee. ²¹ But he answered and said to them, These are my mother and my brethren, they who hear the word of Aloha, and do it. ²² NOW it was on one of the days that Jeshu ascended and sat in a vessel and his disciples: and he said to them, Let us pass to the other side of the water. ²³ But as they went, Jeshu himself slept. And there became a storm of wind on the water, and nigh was the vessel to be swallowed up. ²⁴ And they approached (and) awoke him, saying to him, Our master, our master, we perish! But he arose and rebuked the winds and the waves of the sea; and they quieted, and there was a calm. ²⁵ And he said to them, Where is your faith? But they, afraid, wondered, saying one with another, Who is this that also commandeth the winds, and to whom the waves and the sea are obedient? ²⁶ And they went forward and came to the country of the Godroyee, which is over against Galila. ²⁷ And when he had gone forth to the land, there met him a certain man from the city, who had a devil in him a great time, and (who) wore no clothes, and in a house dwelt not, but in the place of the buried. ²⁸ But when he saw Jeshu, he cried out, and fell before him, and said in a high voice, What to us and to thee, Jeshu, son of Aloha Marima? [God the Most High.] I beseech of thee, torment me not. ²⁹ For Jeshu commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man. For long [Much or great.] was the time that he had been enthralled of him; and (when) bound with chains, and kept with fetters, he had burst asunder his bonds, and had been driven by the demon into the waste. ³⁰ And Jeshu demanded of him, What is thy name? He saith to him, Legion: because that many devils had entered into him. ³¹ And they besought from him that he would not cast them out to go into the abyss. ³² Now there was there a great herd of many swine which fed on the hill: and they besought from him that he would permit them to enter into the swine. And he permitted them. ³³ And the demons went forth from the man, and entered into the swine; and the whole herd went directly to the precipice, and plunged into the waters, and were suffocated. ³⁴ And when the herdmen saw the thing that was done, they fled, and made known in the city and in the villages. ³⁵ And the men went forth to see the thing which was done. And they came to Jeshu, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, clothed, sober, and sitting at the feet of Jeshu. And they feared. ³⁶ And they who had seen it showed to them how the man of the demon had been healed. ³⁷ And the whole multitude of the Godroyee besought of Jeshu that he would go from them, because great fear had taken them. And he, Jeshu, ascended the ship, and returned from them. ³⁸ But he, the man from whom had gone forth the demons, besought of him that he might be with him. But Jeshu dismissed him, and said to him, ³⁹ Return to thine house, and show what Aloha hath done for thee. And he went and proclaimed in every city what Jeshu had done for him. ⁴⁰ WHEN Jeshu returned, a great multitude received him: for they were all expecting him. ⁴¹ And a certain man whose name was Jorush, head of the synagogue, fell before the feet of Jeshu, and besought him to enter into his house; ⁴² for he had an only daughter, as a daughter of twelve years, and she was nigh unto death. And as Jeshu went with him, the great multitude pressed him. ⁴³ And a certain woman whose blood had gushed forth twelve years, she who among the physicians had spent all her substance, but could not be healed by any one, ⁴⁴ approached him from behind, and touched the border of his garment, and immediately stood the flowing of her blood. ⁴⁵ And Jeshu said, Who touched me? And when all denied, Shemun Kipha and those with him said, Raban,[Our Master.] the crowd straiteneth and presseth thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ⁴⁶ But he said, Some one hath touched me, for I know that power hath gone forth from me. ⁴⁷ And she, the woman, when she saw that she was not hid, came trembling and fell (and) worshipped him. And she told before all the people [In the eye of all the people.] for what cause she had touched him, and how at once she had been healed. ⁴⁸ But he, Jeshu, said to her, Be comforted, [Be of heart.] my daughter: thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace. ⁴⁹ And while he was speaking, there came a man from the [Rab-kenushtha.] chief of the synagogue and said to him, Thy daughter is dead, weary not the Malphona. ⁵⁰ But Jeshu heard, and said to the father of the damsel, Fear not, only believe, and she lives! ⁵¹ But Jeshu came to the house, and he suffered no man to enter with him, save Shemun, and Jakub, and Juchanon, and the father of the damsel, and her mother. ⁵² And they were all weeping and wailing for her; but Jeshu said, Weep not, for she is not dead, but asleep. ⁵³ And they laughed at him, for they knew that she was dead. ⁵⁴ But he put every man forth without. And he took her by the hand, and called and said, Damsel, arise.[Talitha kumi.] ⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, and she arose. And he directed that they should give her to eat. ⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished; but he cautioned them that no man they should tell what he had done.

⁶ But this [remember], He who soweth with scantiness, with scantiness also reapeth; and he who soweth with blessing, with blessing also shall reap.

²² Let your souls be sanctified in obedience to the truth, and be filled with the charity which respecteth not persons, that with a pure heart and perfect you may love one another, ²³ as men who are regenerated, not by a perishable seed, but by that which is imperishable, by the living word of Aloha which abideth for ever. ²⁴ Because all flesh is grass, and all its beauty as the flower of the field. The grass withereth and the flower drieth up, ²⁵ but the word of our God abideth for ever; and this is that word which is preached unto you.

²⁰ Jeshu saith to them, Because of your unbelief; for assuredly I tell you, if there were in you faith as a grain of mustard, you should say to this mountain, Pass hence, and it would pass away; and nothing should overcome you.

⁸ He who in the flesh soweth, from the flesh corruption reapeth; and he who in the Spirit soweth, from the Spirit the life that is eternal shall reap.

³⁶ Fool, the seed which thou sowest, unless it die, lives not: ³⁷ and that thing which thou sowest is not the body that is to be, but thou sowest naked grain, of wheat, or of barley, or of the rest of seeds; ³⁸ but Aloha giveth it a body as he willeth, and to each of the seeds a body of its own nature.

³⁸ but Aloha giveth it a body as he willeth, and to each of the seeds a body of its own nature.

¹ IN that day Jeshu went forth from the house and sat by the sea-side;[By the hand of the sea.] ² and great multitudes gathered near him, so that he went up and sat in a vessel; and all the multitude were standing on the shore of the sea. ³ And he discoursed largely to them in parables, and said: Behold, there went forth a sower to sow; ⁴ and as he sowed, some fell by the road-side, and the fowl came and devoured it. ⁵ Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately [Bar-shoteh, "the son of its hour."] it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was risen, it burned, and, because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it. ⁸ And another fell into good earth, and gave fruits, this a hundred, another sixty, and another thirty. ⁹ He who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰ And his disciples approached, saying to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables? ¹¹ He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given. ¹² For unto him who hath, it shall be given, and it shall be increased to him: but [as] to him who hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him. ¹³ On this account I speak to them in parables. Hence they see, and (yet) see not; and they hear, and (yet) hear not, neither understand; ¹⁴ and accomplished in them is the prophecy of Eshaia, who said, that hearing they should hear, but not understand, and seeing they should see, but not know. ¹⁵ For the heart of this people is become gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut, that they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I heal them. ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes which see, and your ears which hear: ¹⁷ for, Amen I say unto you, that many prophets and just ones have desired to behold what you see, and have not beheld, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard. ¹⁸ You, then, attend to the comparison of the seed: ¹⁹ (When) any one who heareth the doctrine of the kingdom doth not understand it, there cometh the evil (one), and snatcheth away the doctrine that was sown in his heart: this is what by the road-side was sown. ²⁰ But that which was sown upon the rock is he who heareth the word, and at once with joy apprehendeth it. ²¹ Yet hath he no root in him, but is (only) for a time; and when affliction or persecution occurs on account of the doctrine, he is quickly offended. ²² That sown [in] the place of thorns, is he who heareth the word, but the anxious thought of this world and the illusions of riches stifle the word in him, and he is without fruits. ²³ But that which upon good ground was sown is he who heareth my doctrine, and understandeth (it), and giveth fruits, and produceth, whether a hundred, or sixty, or thirty fold. ²⁴ ANOTHER comparison he allegorized unto them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵ And while men slept, came his adversary, and sowed zizania among the wheat, and went. ²⁶ And when the plant sprang up and produced fruit, then appeared the zizania. ²⁷ And the labourers of the house-lord drew near and said to him, Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence then is the zizania in it? ²⁸ But he said to them, A foeman hath done this. The labourers say to him, Art thou willing that we go and gather them? ²⁹ But he said to them, (No,) lest, when ye gather the zizania, you root out with them the wheat also. ³⁰ Leave (them), that both may grow together till the harvest; and in the season of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather first the zizania, and bind them (together in) bundles, that they may burn; but the wheat collect into my barns. ³¹ Another comparison allegorized he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² This is less than all other seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the fowl of the heavens come (and) build in its branches. ³³ Another parable he spake to them: The kingdom of heaven resembles that leaven which a woman took and hid in three satas [The seä, or sata, was the third of an ephah.] of meal, until the whole was leavened. ³⁴ All these spake Jeshu in parables to the multitude; and without a parable he did not speak with them. ³⁵ That there should be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, who said, I will open my mouth in comparisons, and pour forth things hidden from before the foundation of the world. ³⁶ Then Jeshu dismissed the multitudes, and came into the house; and his disciples drew near him, and said to him, Expound to us the comparison of the zizania of the field. ³⁷ He answered and said to them, He who sowed the good seed is the Son of man. ³⁸ The field is the world. Now, the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the zizania are the sons of the evil one. ³⁹ The adversary who sowed them is Satana; the harvest is the consummation of the world; the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰ As, therefore, the zizania are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the completion of this world. ⁴¹ The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall collect from his kingdom all those who cause offence, and all (who) work iniquity, ⁴² and shall throw them into a furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then the just shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁴⁴ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which was hidden in a field, (and) which a man found and concealed, and from joy went and sold all that he had, and bought that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man a merchant, who sought goodly pearls; ⁴⁶ but who, when he had found one pearl of exceeding price, went, sold all that he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, which was thrown into the sea, and from every kind collected. ⁴⁸ And when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and selected; and the good they threw into vessels, and the bad they cast without. ⁴⁹ Thus shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall go forth, and separate the evil from among the just, ⁵⁰ and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth! ⁵¹ Jeshu said to them, Have you understood all these? They say to him, Yes, our Lord. ⁵² He saith to them, On this account every scribe who is learned in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man a house-lord, who bringeth forth from his treasuries the new and the old. ⁵³ AND when Jeshu had finished these parables, he passed from thence, ⁵⁴ and came to his city, and taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astounded and said, Whence hath he (Whence to him) this wisdom and these powers? ⁵⁵ Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mariam, and his brothers, Jakub, and Josi, and Shemun, and Jehuda? ⁵⁶ and his sisters, all, are they not with us? Whence to this one all these? ⁵⁷ And they were offended with him. But Jeshu said to them, No prophet is contemned except in his own city, and in his own house. ⁵⁸ And he did not many miracles there on account of their unbelief.