Mark 4:6

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But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

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  • Jas 1:11 : 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.
  • Rev 7:16 : 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat.
  • Ps 1:3-4 : 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind drives away.
  • Ps 92:13-15 : 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon. 14 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 15 They will still bear fruit in old age; they will stay fresh and green.
  • Song 1:6 : 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept.
  • Isa 25:4 : 4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat – for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall.
  • Jer 17:5-8 : 5 This is what the LORD says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes. 7 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,
  • Col 2:7 : 7 Be rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:4-8
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    4 As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

    5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

    6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no roots, they withered away.

    7 Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

    8 Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

  • Mark 4:7-8
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    7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it didn’t produce any grain.

    8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It grew, producing fruit that increased and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.

  • Luke 8:5-7
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    5 A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

    6 Other seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew up, it withered because it had no moisture.

    7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

  • Mark 4:3-5
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    3 Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4 As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

    5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it didn’t have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

  • Mark 4:14-20
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    14 The sower sows the word.

    15 These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16 In a similar way, these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.

    17 But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

    18 Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

    19 but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20 But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

  • Matt 13:19-23
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    19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

    20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

    21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

  • Luke 8:11-15
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    11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12 The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

    13 The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.

    14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

    15 But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Mark 11:20
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    20 Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.

  • Mark 4:31-32
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    31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.

    32 But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.

  • Jas 1:11
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    11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

  • Matt 13:26
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    26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

  • Heb 6:8
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    8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.

  • Ezek 17:10
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    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

  • Ps 90:6
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    6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up.

  • Mark 4:26-29
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    26 He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

    27 He sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn’t know how.

    28 The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the full grain on the head.

    29 As soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle because the harvest has come.

  • Job 8:12
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    12 While still in their greenness and not cut down, they wither more quickly than any grass.

  • Matt 21:19
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    19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And immediately, the fig tree withered.

  • Job 6:17
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    17 but when they are warmed, they vanish; when heated, they disappear from their place.

  • Joel 1:17
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    17 The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.

  • Jer 14:4
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    4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

  • Isa 17:11
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    11 Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13 He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

  • Ezek 19:12
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    12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast to the ground. The east wind dried out its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and dried up, consumed by fire.