Matthew 13:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“What about the seed that fell by the path? That is like the people who hear the teaching about God’s kingdom but do not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in their hearts.

Cross References

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world. The good seed are the people in God’s kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One.

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.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been made God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe. The Evil One cannot hurt them.

Matthew 4:23

Jesus went everywhere in the country of Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and told the Good News about God’s kingdom. And he healed all the people’s diseases and sicknesses.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the Evil One. Cain killed his brother. But why did he kill him? Because what Cain did was evil, and what his brother did was good.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking. And so they do what they should not do.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

They will all be condemned because they did not believe the truth and because they enjoyed doing evil.

Romans 14:17

In God’s kingdom, what we eat and drink is not important. Here is what is important: a right way of life, peace, and joy—all from the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:8

But others are selfish and refuse to follow truth. They follow evil. God will show his anger and punish them.

Acts 28:23

Paul and the Jews chose a day for a meeting. On that day many more of these Jews met with Paul at his house. He spoke to them all day long, explaining God’s kingdom to them. He used the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets to persuade them to believe in Jesus.

Acts 20:25

“And now listen to me. I know that none of you will ever see me again. All the time I was with you, I told you the Good News about God’s kingdom.

Acts 18:15

But it is only about words and names—arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

Acts 17:32

When the people heard about Jesus being raised from death, some of them laughed. But others said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”

John 18:38

Pilate said, “What is truth?” Then he went out to the Jewish leaders again and said to them, “I can find nothing against this man.

John 8:43

You don’t understand the things I say, because you cannot accept my teaching.

Luke 10:9

Heal the sick people who live there, and tell them, ‘God’s kingdom is now very near you!’

Luke 9:2

He sent them to tell about God’s kingdom and to heal the sick.

Mark 4:15

Sometimes the teaching falls on the path. That is like some people who hear the teaching of God. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them.

Matthew 5:37

Say only ‘yes’ if you mean ‘yes,’ and say only ‘no’ if you mean ‘no.’ If you say more than that, it is from the Evil One.

Proverbs 17:16

Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.

Proverbs 1:7

Knowledge begins with fear and respect for the Lord, but stubborn fools hate wisdom and refuse to learn.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. So now we can know the one who is true, and we live in that true God. We are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and he is eternal life.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God’s people. But he gave me this gift—to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. These riches are too great to understand fully.

Ezekiel 31:18

“Egypt, there were many big and powerful trees in Eden. Which of those trees should I compare you to? They all went down into the world below! And you, too, will join those foreigners in that place of death. You will lie there among the people killed in battle. “Yes, that will happen to Pharaoh and to the crowds of people with him!” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Matthew 12:26

So if Satan forces out his own demons, then he is fighting against himself, and his kingdom will not survive.

Matthew 13:20

“And what about the seed that fell on rocky ground? That is like the people who hear the teaching and quickly and gladly accept it.