Luke 8:5 is the parable itself: a farmer sows seed — the seed Jesus later interprets as the word of God in v11.

Matthew 13:19 gives the same parable interpretation, identifying the seed as the message about the kingdom.

Mark 4:14-20 provides the parallel interpretation, equating the seed with the word of God just as here.

In 1 Corinthians 3:6, Paul uses the same planting metaphor — he planted the seed (the word), Apollos watered, but God gives growth.

1 Corinthians 3:7 continues the metaphor: neither planter nor waterer matters, only God who makes the seed grow — echoing the word's divine power.

James 1:21 calls believers to humbly accept the 'implanted word' — directly the same seed metaphor for the saving word.

1 Peter 1:23 says believers are born again through imperishable seed — the living word of God — exactly the seed Jesus identifies.

Isaiah 55:11 promises God's word will not return empty but accomplish its purpose — the fruit-bearing power of the seed-like word.

Mark 4:26 presents another parable of seed sowing for the kingdom — the same seed-as-word metaphor, emphasizing organic growth.

In Romans 10:17, faith comes from hearing the word of Christ — expanding how the seed (word) produces fruit through hearing.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 describes the word at work in believers — echoing how the seed grows in good soil.

Hebrews 4:12 portrays the word as living and active — revealing the dynamic power behind the seed metaphor.

In 1 Corinthians 3:9, believers are called God's field — the same agricultural image for the seed of the word taking root, though v10-12 shift to building.