Matthew 13:5

Easy To Read Version

Some seed fell on rocky ground. The ground there did not have enough dirt. The seed grew very fast there, because the ground was not deep.

Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19

I will bring them together and make them like one person. I will put a new spirit {\cf2\super [98]} in them. I will take away that heart of stone, and I will put a real heart in its place.

Ezekiel 36:26

\{God said,\} “I will also put a new spirit in you \{and change your way of thinking\}. I will take out the heart of stone from your body and give you a tender, human heart.

Amos 6:12

Do horses run over loose rocks? No!\par and people don’t use cows for plowing.\par But you turn everything upside down.\par You changed goodness to poison.\par You changed fairness to bitter poison.\par

Zechariah 7:12

They were very stubborn.\par They would not obey the law.\par The Lord All-Powerful used his Spirit\par and sent messages to his people\par through the prophets.\par But the people would not listen.\par So the Lord All-Powerful\par became very angry.\par

Matthew 13:20

And what is the seed that fell on rocky ground? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching and quickly and gladly accepts that teaching.

Matthew 13:4

While the farmer was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun rose, it burned the plants. The plants died because they did not have deep roots.

Mark 4:16

Other people are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly and gladly accept it.

Mark 4:5

Some seed fell on rocky ground. The ground there did not have enough dirt. The seed grew very fast there because the ground was not deep.