Mark 4:5

New Century Version

Some seed fell on rocky ground where there wasn’t much dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.

Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19

I will give them a desire to respect me completely, and I will put inside them a new way of thinking. I will take out the stubborn heart of stone from their bodies, and I will give them an obedient heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26

Also, I will teach you to respect me completely, and I will put a new way of thinking inside you. I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Look for the Lord until he comes and pours goodness on you like water.’

Amos 6:12

Horses do not run on rocks, and people do not plow rocks with oxen. But you have changed fairness into poison; you have changed what is right into a bitter taste.

Matthew 13:20

And what is the seed that fell on rocky ground? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching and quickly accepts it with joy.

Mark 4:4

While he was planting, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

Mark 4:6

But when the sun rose, the plants dried up because they did not have deep roots.

Luke 8:13

The seed that fell on rock is like those who hear God’s teaching and accept it gladly, but they don’t allow the teaching to go deep into their lives. They believe for a while, but when trouble comes, they give up.

Luke 8:6

Some seed fell on rock, and when it began to grow, it died because it had no water.