John 12:24

Easy To Read Version

I tell you the truth. A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die. Then it grows and makes many seeds. But if it never dies, then it will always be only a single seed.

Cross References

Job 14:8

Its roots might grow old in the ground\par and its stump die in the dirt,\par

Psalm 22:15

My mouth {\cf2\super [127]} is as dry\par as a piece of broken pottery.\par My tongue is sticking\par to the top of my mouth.\par You have put me in the “dust of death.”\par

Psalm 72:16

May the fields grow plenty of grain.\par May the hills be covered with crops.\par May the fields be as fertile as Lebanon.\par And may the cities be filled with people\par like fields covered with grass.\par

Isaiah 28:28

When a woman makes bread, she works and presses the dough with her hands, but she does not do this forever. The Lord punishes his people in the same way. He will scare them with the wagon wheel, but he will not crush them completely. He will not allow many horses {\cf2\super [264]} to trample (walk on) them.

Romans 14:9

That is why Christ died and rose from death to live again. Christ did this so that he could be Lord (ruler) over people that have died and people that are living.