Genesis 1:12

The earth produced vegetation, plants producing seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit whose seed was in it, after their kind. God saw that it was good.

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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.

In Context

11God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind.” It was so.

13This was evening and morning, the third day.

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:10For as the rain and snow come down from heaven 1 and do not return there unless they saturate the earth 1 and make it produce and sprout and give seed to the farmer who sows and bread to the eater, 1

Matthew 13:24Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Luke 6:44For each tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces. For people do not gather figs from a thornbush, nor do they gather grapes from a briar bush.

Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man plants, that he will also gather in.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:10-14

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding… Read the whole commentary →

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