Mark 4:5
Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.
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- Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
- Ezek 36:26 : 26 I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh.
- Hos 10:12 : 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
- Ezek 11:19 : 19 I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,
- Matt 13:5-6 : 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. 6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.
- Matt 13:20 : 20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
- Mark 4:16-17 : 16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy. 17 But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
- Luke 8:6 : 6 Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.
- Luke 8:13 : 13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
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- Matt 13:3-86 verses95%
3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
5Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.
6But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.
7Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.
8But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
- Luke 8:5-84 verses87%
5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.
6Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.
7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.
8But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he said this, he called out,“The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”
- Mark 4:6-83 verses86%
6When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.
7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.
8But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”
- Mark 4:3-42 verses84%
3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- Mark 4:14-207 verses83%
14The sower sows the word.
15These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.
16These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
17But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
18Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,
19but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.
20But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”
- Matt 13:18-269 verses81%
18“So listen to the parable of the sower:
19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.
20The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
21But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.
22The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.
23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”
24The Parable of the Weeds He presented them with another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.
25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.
26When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the darnel also appeared.
- Luke 8:11-155 verses79%
11“Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.
12Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
14As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
15But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
- Mark 4:26-338 verses75%
26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
27He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
28By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
29And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”
30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?
31It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground–
32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”
33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
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16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
- Matt 13:31-322 verses70%
31The Parable of the Mustard Seed He gave them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
32It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.”
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4They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.
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19It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches.”
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25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.