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Genesis 1:12

Creation

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

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BSB
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
KJV
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
WEB
The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
ASV
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
DARBY
And the earth brought forth grass, herb producing seed after its kind, and trees yielding fruit, the seed of which is in them, after their kind. And God saw that it was good.
BLB
And the earth brought forth vegetation: The plant bearing seed according to its kind, and the tree producing fruit (whose seed [is] in it) according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.
ÅB
Og jorden bar fram gress, urter som sår seg, hver etter sitt slag, og trær som bærer frukt med deres frø i, hvert etter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.
OTB
Jorden brakte fram vegetasjon: planter som bærer frø etter sine slag og trær som bærer frukt med frø i seg etter sine slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.
B1930
Og jorden bar frem gress, urter som sår sig, hver efter sitt slag, og trær som bærer frukt med deres frø i, hvert efter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt.

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  • Mark 4:28

    All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

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  • Isaiah 55:10–11

    For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

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  • Matthew 13:24–26

    Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

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  • Galatians 6:7

    Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

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  • Luke 6:44

    For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

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  • Isaiah 61:11

    For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:10

    Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

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