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 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 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 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.