26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. …
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. …
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-34)The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these:— I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good ; that is, as in the parable before, to bring forth fruit . God expects a grateful return of his gifts to us, and a useful improvement of his gifts in us; for (Mark 4:21), Isa. a candle brought to be put und…
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