then went to bed and got up the next day to find that the seed had sprouted and grown, yet he did not know how it happened.
And Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,
The soil yields its crop, first the green sprout, then the ears of grain, and then the kernels in the ears.
We ought to thank God for you always, brothers, since it is proper, because your faith is growing so much and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing more and more.
But grow in the unearned favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May He be honored both now and forever. May it be so.