Genesis 1:12

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.

Cross-reference

Genesis 2:5 Parallel

Genesis 2:5 describes vegetation not yet appearing before God caused it to grow — the pre-creation state that God's command here resolves.

Isaiah 55:10 uses identical language — the earth yielding 'seed for the sower' — recalling God's original command for seed-bearing plants.

Isaiah 61:11 echoes this creation imagery — God causing the earth to spring forth growth — now applied metaphorically to righteousness and praise sprouting before all nations.

Mark 4:28 Allusion

Mark 4:28 describes the earth producing grain in stages — stalk, head, kernel — the same self-sustaining process God established here at creation.

2 Corinthians 9:10 directly references God as the one who 'supplies seed to the sower' — the ongoing role God established when creating seed-bearing plants.

In Psalm 104:14, the creation of vegetation for sustenance is directly recounted, echoing the provision in Genesis.

In 1 Corinthians 15:38, God's design of seeds with distinct bodies echoes the creation order of plants bearing seed.

Isaiah 55:11 draws a parallel: God's word reliably accomplishes its purpose, just as His spoken command here brought forth vegetation from the earth.

Luke 6:44 Allusion

Luke 6:44 applies the 'each according to its kind' principle spiritually: trees are known by their fruit, echoing how plants here reproduce true to kind.

Galatians 6:7 uses the sowing-and-reaping principle metaphorically for moral life — drawing on the fixed 'according to its kind' order God established here.

Matthew 13:24-26 describes a field producing grain — the natural process of earth yielding seed-bearing plants that God established here.