24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. |
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. |
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. |
30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? |
31 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: |
32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. |
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. |
34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. |