Quotes About Nature

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

ëNo,í he said, ëif you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.í”

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ëThe weather will be fair, for the sky is red,í

When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

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

It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.