Quotes About Growth

Do you not say, ëThere are still four months until the harvestí? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

For in this case the saying ëOne sows and another reapsí is true.

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ëStreams of living water will flow from within him.í”

Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

This is to My Fatherís glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

When he was set outside, Pharaohís daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.