An evil man cheats people and takes their money. But a person that is fair and does right will get the real reward.
Mark 4:26 - Easy To Read Version Then Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man that plants seed in 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, |
An evil man cheats people and takes their money. But a person that is fair and does right will get the real reward.
\{But there are some things that you can’t be sure of. You must take a chance.\} If a person waits for perfect weather, then he will never plant his seeds. And if a person is afraid that every cloud will bring rain, then he will never harvest his crops.
So begin planting early in the morning, and don’t stop working until evening. Why? Because you don’t know which things will make you rich. Maybe everything you do will be successful.
Some of you people plant seeds near every stream of water. You let your cattle and donkeys walk around and eat freely. You people will be very happy.
Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.
Then Jesus used another story to teach them. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that planted good seed in his field.
Then Jesus used stories to teach the people many things. Jesus said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.
Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. A person plants that seed in his field.
Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour to make bread. The yeast makes all the dough (bread) rise.”
John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”
From that time Jesus began to tell people \{what God wanted\}. This is what he said: “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”
The person that has \{something\} will receive more. But the person that does not have \{much\} will lose even the little amount he has.”
The seed begins to grow. It grows night and day. It is not important if the man is sleeping or awake; the seed still grows. The man does not know how the seed grows.
Then Jesus said, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
“A farmer went out to plant his seed. While the farmer was planting, some seed fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate all this seed.
I tell you the truth. A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die. Then it grows and makes many seeds. But if it never dies, then it will always be only a single seed.
People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the good things that come from right living.