Matthew 13:20

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

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  • Ps 106:12-13 : 12 Then they believed His words; they sang His praise. 13 But they quickly forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
  • Ezek 33:31-32 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain. 32 Indeed, to them you are like someone who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays the instrument well. They listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
  • John 5:35 : 35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.
  • Gal 4:14-15 : 14 And though my physical condition was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself. 15 What happened to your blessedness? I testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
  • Matt 13:5-6 : 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.
  • Mark 4:16-17 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 11:13-15 : 13 But Saul said, "No one will be put to death today, for this is the day the LORD has delivered Israel." 14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there." 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. They sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the men of Israel celebrated with great joy.
  • 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  • 2 Chr 24:6 : 6 So the king summoned Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?"
  • 2 Chr 24:14 : 14 When the work was completed, they brought the remaining silver before the king and Jehoiada, and they used it to make utensils for the house of the Lord, including tools for service, bowls, and other articles of gold and silver. They regularly offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord throughout the days of Jehoiada.
  • Ps 78:34-37 : 34 When He killed them, they sought Him; they repented and earnestly sought God. 35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their Redeemer. 36 But they deceived Him with their mouths and lied to Him with their tongues. 37 Their hearts were not faithful to Him, nor were they loyal to His covenant.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14The sower sows the word.

    15These 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.

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

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

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

    19but 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.

    20But 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.

  • Luke 8:11-15
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    84%

    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12The 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.

    13The 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.

    14The 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.

    15But 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.

  • Matt 13:18-19
    2 verses
    83%

    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When 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.

  • Matt 13:3-9
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    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

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

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

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

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

    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

  • Matt 13:21-27
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    21But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22The 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.

    23But 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.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    81%

    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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

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

    6But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it didn’t produce any grain.

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

    9Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • Luke 8:5-8
    4 verses
    77%

    5A 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.

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

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

    8Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • Matt 13:37-38
    2 verses
    72%

    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

    38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • Matt 13:43-44
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    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone who has ears listen!

    44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

  • Matt 13:31
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    31He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

  • Matt 25:18
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    18But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

  • Luke 8:18
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    18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. For whoever has will be given more; but whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.

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

  • Matt 11:15
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    15He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Matt 25:24
    69%

    24Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

  • Luke 12:16
    68%

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.