The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Mark 4:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The kingdom of God is like this,’ he said. ‘A man scatters seed on the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He said, The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the ground, American Standard Version (1901) And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; Common English Bible Then Jesus said, “This is what God’s kingdom is like. It’s as though someone scatters seed on the ground, Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: "The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth, |
The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
One who watches the wind will not sow, and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don’t know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.
You will be happy as you sow seed beside abundant water, and as you let oxen and donkeys range freely.
He answered, ‘Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
He presented another parable to them: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, ‘Consider the sower who went out to sow.
He presented another parable to them: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into twenty kilograms of flour until all of it was leavened.’
From then on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.’
He sleeps and rises night and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how.
He said, therefore, ‘What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?
‘A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.