The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
A man went out to put seed in the earth:
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.
And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.
And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.
Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.
Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.
But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.
Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,
I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?
Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.
And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.
And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.
And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.
You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King.
Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.
Give ear, you peoples, all of you; give attention, O earth and everything in it: let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy Temple.
For see, the Lord is coming out from his place, and will come down, stepping on the high places of the earth.
Up! and let the grain be crushed, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your feet brass, and a number of peoples will be broken by you, and you will give up their increase to the Lord and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.
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