Luke 8:15

New American Bible - revised edition

But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance. The Parable of the Lamp.

Cross References

Psalm 119:11

In my heart I treasure your promise, that I may not sin against you.

Psalm 51:10

You will let me hear gladness and joy; the bones you have crushed will rejoice.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching, take to heart my commands;

Jeremiah 15:16

When I found your words, I devoured them; your words were my joy, the happiness of my heart, Because I bear your name, Lord, God of hosts.

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days—oracle of the Lord. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 32:29

The Chaldeans who are attacking this city shall go in and set the city on fire, burning it and the houses, on whose roofs incense was burned to Baal and libations were poured out to other gods in order to provoke me.

Matthew 24:13

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Luke 11:28

He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” The Demand for a Sign.

Luke 6:45

A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. The Two Foundations.

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

Luke 8:16

“No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.

John 14:15

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

John 15:10

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works,

Romans 6:22

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit that you have leads to sanctification, and its end is eternal life.

Romans 7:18

For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh. The willing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not.

Romans 7:4

In the same way, my brothers, you also were put to death to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to the one who was raised from the dead in order that we might bear fruit for God.

Romans 8:25

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

1 Corinthians 7:19

Circumcision means nothing, and uncircumcision means nothing; what matters is keeping God’s commandments.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God;

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord, your God, will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being, in order that you may live.

Philippians 1:11

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

Colossians 1:10

to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:6

that has come to you. Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,

Hebrews 10:36

You need endurance to do the will of God and receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore, we must attend all the more to what we have heard, so that we may not be carried away.

James 1:4

And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 John 2:3

The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep his commandments.