Luke 8:15

Good News Translation

The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

Cross References

Psalm 119:11

I keep your law in my heart, so that I will not sin against you.

Psalm 51:10

Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.

Proverbs 3:1

My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.

Jeremiah 15:16

You spoke to me, and I listened to every word. I belong to you, Lord God Almighty, and so your words filled my heart with joy and happiness.

Jeremiah 31:33

The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:29

and set it on fire. They will burn it down, together with the houses where people have made me angry by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out wine offerings to other gods.

Matthew 24:13

But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

Luke 6:45

A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens.

Luke 8:16

“No one lights a lamp and covers it with a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people will see the light as they come in.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

John 15:10

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

Romans 2:7

Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.

Romans 6:22

But now you have been set free from sin and are the slaves of God. Your gain is a life fully dedicated to him, and the result is eternal life.

Romans 7:18

I know that good does not live in me—that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

Romans 7:4

That is how it is with you, my friends. As far as the Law is concerned, you also have died because you are part of the body of Christ; and now you belong to him who was raised from death in order that we might be useful in the service of God.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

1 Corinthians 7:19

For whether or not a man is circumcised means nothing; what matters is to obey God's commandments.

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will give you and your descendants obedient hearts, so that you will love him with all your heart, and you will continue to live in that land.

Philippians 1:11

Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God.

Colossians 1:6

The gospel keeps bringing blessings and is spreading throughout the world, just as it has among you ever since the day you first heard about the grace of God and came to know it as it really is.

Hebrews 10:36

You need to be patient, in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

Hebrews 2:1

That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.

James 1:4

Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

1 John 2:3

If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.