Verse 20

`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 106:12-13 : 12 And they believe in His words, they sing His praise, 13 They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:
  • Ezek 33:31-32 : 31 And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going. 32 And lo, thou `art' to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.
  • John 5:35 : 35 he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.
  • Gal 4:14-15 : 14 and my trial that `is' in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me -- as Christ Jesus; 15 what then was your happiness? for I testify to you, that if possible, your eyes having plucked out, ye would have given to me;
  • Matt 13:5-6 : 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth, 6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
  • Mark 4:16-17 : 16 `And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it, 17 and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
  • 1 Sam 11:13-15 : 13 And Saul saith, `There is no man put to death on this day, for to-day hath Jehovah wrought salvation in Israel.' 14 And Samuel saith unto the people, `Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there;' 15 and all the people go to Gilgal, and cause Saul to reign there before Jehovah in Gilgal, and sacrifice there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah, and there Saul rejoiceth -- and all the men of Israel -- very greatly.
  • 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  • 2 Chr 24:6 : 6 And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, `Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
  • 2 Chr 24:14 : 14 And at their completing `it', they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.
  • Ps 78:34-37 : 34 If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly, 35 And they remember that God `is' their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. 36 And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him, 37 And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.