Luke 8:15

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The seeds sown on good earth are those who are honest and do what is right. They hear the message of truth, hold on to it, and through their perseverance produce a good harvest.

Cross References

Psalm 119:11

I keep what you say in mind so I won't sin against you.

Psalm 51:10

Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, don't forget my instructions. Always keep my commands in mind.

Jeremiah 15:16

When I received your messages, I ate them up! What you said made me really happy—I was delighted. I belong to you, Lord God Almighty!

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the agreement I'm going to make with the people of Israel at that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws inside them and write them in their minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:29

The Babylonians who are attacking the city are going to come and set fire to it. They will burn it down, including the houses belonging to the people who made me angry by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops, and by pouring out drink offerings in worship of other gods.

Matthew 24:13

but those who hold out to the end will be saved.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “Even more blessed are those who hear God's word, and follow what it says.”

Luke 6:45

Good people produce what's good from the good things they value that they have stored inside them. Bad people produce what's bad from the bad things they have stored inside them. What fills people's minds spills out in what they say.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.

Luke 8:16

You don't light a lamp and then cover it with a bucket, or hide it under a bed. No, you put it on a stand, so that anyone who comes in can see the light.

John 14:15

If you love me, you will keep my commands.

John 15:10

If you do what I say, you will remain in my love, just as I do what my Father says and remain in his love.

Romans 2:7

Those who have kept on trying to do what is good and right will receive glory and honor, immortality and eternal life.

Romans 6:22

But now that you're set free from sin, and have become God's slaves, the results will be a pure life—and in the end, eternal life.

Romans 7:18

for I know that there's nothing good in me as far as my sinful human nature is concerned. Even though I want to do good, I'm just not able to do it.

Romans 7:4

In the same way, my friends, you've become dead to the law through the body of Christ, and so now you belong to someone else—Christ, who was raised from the dead so that we could live productive lives for God.

Romans 8:25

Since we're hoping for what we haven't yet seen, we wait for it patiently.

1 Corinthians 7:19

Circumcision doesn't mean anything, and uncircumcision doesn't mean anything. Keeping the commandments of God is what really matters.

Ephesians 2:8

For you've been saved by grace through trusting in him—it's not through yourselves, it's the gift of God!

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will make you and your descendants his again, and you will love him with all your mind and with all your being, so that you'll live.

Philippians 1:11

filled with the fruits of living right that come through Jesus Christ and give glory and praise to God.

Colossians 1:10

That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of good results and gaining greater knowledge of God.

Colossians 1:6

that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing results. It's done the same for you too, ever since you heard it and realized the true nature of God's grace.

Hebrews 10:36

You need to be patient so that having done what God wants, you'll receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 2:1

So we should pay even closer attention to what we've learned so we don't drift away from it.

James 1:4

Let your endurance become as strong as possible, so that you will be completely mature, without any shortcomings.

1 John 2:3

We can be sure that we do know him if we follow his commands.