Luke 8:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

And what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey it and patiently produce a good crop.

Cross References

Hebrews 10:36

You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, you will get what he promised you.

Luke 6:45

Good people have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they say things that are evil. What people say with their mouths comes from what fills their hearts.

1 John 2:3

If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we know him.

Colossians 1:10

that this will help you live in a way that brings honor to the Lord and pleases him in every way; that your life will produce good works of every kind and that you will grow in your knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:6

that was told to you. Throughout the world, this Good News is bringing blessings and is spreading. And that’s what has been happening among you since the first time you heard it and understood the truth about God’s grace.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will do what I command.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “The people who hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the ones who have God’s blessing.”

Philippians 1:11

that your life will be full of the many good works that are produced by Jesus Christ to bring glory and praise to God.

Romans 7:4

In the same way, my brothers and sisters, your old selves died and you became free from the law through the body of Christ. Now you belong to someone else. You belong to the one who was raised from death. We belong to Christ so that we can be used in service to God.

Romans 6:22

But now you are free from sin. You have become slaves of God, and the result is that you live only for God. This will bring you eternal life.

John 15:10

I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and he continues to love me. In the same way, if you obey my commands, I will continue to love you.

Matthew 24:13

But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will make you and your descendants want to obey him. Then you will love the Lord your God with all your heart. And you will live!

Hebrews 2:1

So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. We must be careful so that we will not be pulled away from the true way.

Ephesians 2:8

I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.

1 Corinthians 7:19

It is not important if anyone is circumcised or not. What is important is obeying God’s commands.

Romans 7:18

Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me—I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is not spiritual. I want to do what is good, but I don’t do it.

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.

Jeremiah 31:33

“In the future I will make this agreement with the people of Israel.” This message is from the Lord. “I will put my teachings in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

James 1:4

If you let that patience work in you, the end result will be good. You will be mature and complete. You will be all that God wants you to be.

Jeremiah 32:29

The Babylonian army is already attacking the city of Jerusalem. They will soon enter the city and start a fire. They will burn down this city. There are houses in this city where the people of Jerusalem made me angry by offering sacrifices to the false god Baal on the housetops. And they poured out drink offerings to other idol gods. The Babylonian army will burn down those houses.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I ate them up. They made me very happy. I was glad to be called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, don’t forget my teaching. Remember what I tell you to do.

Psalm 119:11

I study your teachings very carefully so that I will not sin against you.

Psalm 51:10

God, create a pure heart in me, and make my spirit strong again.

Luke 8:14

“What about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching, but they let the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life stop them from growing. So they never produce a crop.

Luke 8:16

“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. Instead, they put the lamp on a lampstand so that the people who come in will have enough light to see.

Romans 8:25

But we are hoping for something we don’t have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently.