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Matthew 13:3
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

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Matthew 13:2
And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

Mark 4:1
And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

Mark 4:2
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

Mark 4:3
A man went out to put seed in the earth:

Mark 4:4
And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

Luke 8:4
And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

Luke 8:5
A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

Luke 8:6
And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

Luke 8:7
And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

Luke 8:8
And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

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Proverbs 31:14
She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.

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Mark 4:26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

Mark 4:27
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

Mark 4:28
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

Mark 4:29
But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

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