Parable Of The Growing Seed

[26] And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; [27] And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. [28] For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. [29] But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: