The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Mark 4:26 - English Standard Version 2016 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter 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 earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of 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 hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.
He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.