Mark 4:5

Good News Translation (US Version)

Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep.

Cross References

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.

Luke 8:13

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.

Luke 8:6

Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture.

Amos 6:12

Do horses gallop on rocks? Does anyone plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison, and right into wrong.

Ezekiel 11:19

I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart.

Matthew 13:20

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.’

Mark 4:4

As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Mark 4:6

Then, when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.