Matthew 13:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But they do not let the teaching go deep into their lives. They keep it only a short time. As soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the teaching they accepted, they give up.

Cross References

Matthew 11:6

Great blessings belong to those who don’t have a problem accepting me.”

Hosea 6:4

“Ephraim, what should I do with you? Judah, what should I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning mist. Your faithfulness is like the dew that goes away early in the morning.

Ephesians 3:17

I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your life will be strong in love and be built on love.

Proverbs 12:3

Evil people are never safe, but good people remain safe and secure.

Job 19:28

“Maybe you will say, ‘How can we push Job a little harder and make him realize that he is the source of his problems?’

Psalm 36:3

Their words are wicked lies. They have stopped doing anything wise or good.

2 Timothy 1:15

You know that everyone in Asia has left me. Even Phygelus and Hermogenes have left me.

Philippians 1:6

I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again.

Galatians 6:15

It doesn’t matter if anyone is circumcised or not. The only thing that matters is this new life we have from God.

Galatians 6:12

Those men who are trying to force you to be circumcised are only doing it so that their people will accept them. They are afraid they will be persecuted if they follow only the cross of Christ.

Galatians 5:6

When someone belongs to Christ Jesus, it is not important if they are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

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.

John 6:26

He answered, “Why are you looking for me? Is it because you saw miraculous signs? The truth is, you are looking for me because you ate the bread and were satisfied.

Luke 8:13

Others are like the seed that fell on rock. That is like the people who hear God’s teaching and gladly accept it. But they don’t have deep roots. They believe for a while. But when trouble comes, they turn away from God.

Mark 4:17

But they don’t allow it to go deep into their lives. They keep it only a short time. As soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the teaching they accepted, they give up.

Matthew 26:33

Peter answered, “All the other followers may lose their faith in you. But my faith will never be shaken.”

Matthew 26:31

Jesus told the followers, “Tonight you will all lose your faith in me. The Scriptures say, ‘I will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will run away.’ Zechariah 13:7

Matthew 24:13

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

Matthew 13:57

So they had a problem accepting him. But Jesus said to them, “People everywhere give honor to a prophet, but in his own town or in his own home a prophet does not get any honor.”

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun rose, it burned the plants. The plants died because they did not have deep roots.

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because you follow me. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked want a share of what an evil man might catch. But like a plant with deep roots, a good man is the one who produces the most.

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith, and it keeps you safe until your salvation comes. That salvation is ready to be given to you at the end of time.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas loved this world too much. That is why he left me. He went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia. And Titus went to Dalmatia.

Revelation 2:13

“I know where you live. You live where Satan has his throne, but you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas. Antipas was my faithful witness who was killed in your city, the city where Satan lives.

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.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. A person who never said anything wrong would be perfect. Someone like that would be able to control their whole body too.