Luke 8:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.

Cross References

Job 19:28

My friends, you think up ways to blame and torment me, saying I brought it on myself.

Proverbs 12:12

An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.

Proverbs 12:3

Sin cannot offer security! But if you live right, you will be as secure as a tree with deep roots.

Isaiah 58:2

Day after day, you worship him and seem eager to learn his teachings. You act like a nation that wants to do right by obeying his laws. You ask him about justice, and say you enjoy worshipping the LORD.

Ezekiel 33:32

They treat you as though you were merely singing love songs or playing music. They listen, but don't do anything you say.

Hosea 6:4

People of Israel and Judah, what can I do with you? Your love for me disappears more quickly than mist or dew at sunrise.

Mark 6:20

because Herod was afraid of John and protected him. He knew that John was a good and holy man. Even though Herod was confused by what John said, he was glad to listen to him. And he often did.

Luke 8:12

and the seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But the devil comes and snatches the message out of their hearts, so that they will not believe and be saved.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.

John 15:2

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

John 15:6

If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burnt in a fire.

John 5:35

John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.

1 Corinthians 13:2

What if I could prophesy and understand all secrets and all knowledge? And what if I had faith that moved mountains? I would be nothing, unless I loved others.

1 Corinthians 15:2

You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.

Galatians 3:1

You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you?

Galatians 3:4

Have you gone through all this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing?

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.

Colossians 2:7

Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

At last, when I could not wait any longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I hoped that Satan had not tempted you and made all our work useless.

1 Timothy 1:19

You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.

James 2:26

Anyone who doesn't breathe is dead, and faith that doesn't do anything is just as dead!

2 Peter 2:20

When they learnt about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they escaped from the filthy things of this world. But they are again caught up and controlled by these filthy things, and now they are in a worse state than they were at first.

2 Peter 2:22

What happened to them is just like the true saying, “A dog will come back to lick up its own vomit. A pig that has been washed will roll in the mud.”

1 John 2:19

These people came from our own group, yet they were not part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves that they did not belong to our group.

Jude 1:12

These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit.