Matthew 13:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and understand the message. They produce as much as a hundred or sixty or thirty times what was planted.

Cross References

Ezekiel 18:31

Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins?

Ezekiel 36:26

I will take away your stubborn heart and give you a new heart and a desire to be faithful. You will have only pure thoughts,

Matthew 12:33

A good tree produces only good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.

Matthew 13:8

But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced a hundred or sixty or thirty times as much as was scattered.

Matthew 3:10

An axe is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into a fire.

Matthew 3:8

Do something to show that you have really given up your sins.

Mark 10:15

I promise you that you cannot get into God's kingdom, unless you accept it the way a child does.”

Mark 4:20

The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce thirty or sixty or even a hundred times as much as was planted.

Luke 13:9

Perhaps it will have figs on it next year. If it doesn't, you can have it cut down.”

Luke 8:15

Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

Luke 8:8

The rest of the seeds fell on good ground where they grew and produced a hundred times as many seeds. When Jesus had finished speaking, he said, “If you have ears, pay attention!”

John 15:16

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

John 8:47

Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.

Acts 16:14

One of them was Lydia, who was from the city of Thyatira and sold expensive purple cloth. She was a worshipper of the Lord God, and he made her willing to accept what Paul was saying.

Acts 17:11

The people in Berea were much nicer than those in Thessalonica, and they gladly accepted the message. Day after day they studied the Scriptures to see if these things were true.

2 Corinthians 9:10

God gives seed to farmers and provides everyone with food. He will increase what you have, so that you can give even more to those in need.

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 4:17

I am not trying to get something from you, but I want you to receive the blessings that come from giving.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will live a life that honours the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better.

Colossians 1:6

The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learnt the truth about God's wonderful kindness

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, my dear friends, since you belong to the Lord Jesus, we beg and urge you to live as we taught you. Then you will please God. You are already living that way, but try even harder.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Lost people will be fooled by his evil deeds. They could be saved, but they will refuse to love the truth and accept it.

Hebrews 4:2

We have heard the message, just as they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message did not do them any good.

Hebrews 6:7

A field is useful to farmers, if there is enough rain to make good crops grow. In fact, God will bless that field.

Hebrews 8:10

“But now I tell the people of Israel this is my new agreement: ‘The time will come when I, the Lord, will write my laws on their minds and hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.