Mark 4:26-29 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;… The husbandman has only two functions with regard to the seed — to sow it, and to reap. All the rest the seed can manage for itself. So in spiritual things, we need only take care that we sow good seed — seed of truth, seed of good example, seed of loving sympathy. We need not too curiously inquire as to the exact attitude of the hearts on which we scatter the seed, nor ask every hour as to the appreciation which the seed receives, nor use a microscope to measure its daily growth, nor keep piling on the simple seed undue efforts to secure its fruitfulness. (R. Glover.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;WEB: He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, |
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