21And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.  23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."  24And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.  25For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

26And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.  27He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.  28The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.  29But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."