Matthew 13:6

New International Reader's Version

When the sun came up, it burned the plants. They dried up because they had no roots.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:10

They will not get hungry or thirsty. The heat from the desert sun will not beat down on them. The God who has tender love for them will guide them. Like a shepherd, he will lead them beside springs of water.

Matthew 13:21

But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.

Matthew 13:5

Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn’t deep.

Matthew 13:7

Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.

Mark 4:6

When the sun came up, it burned the plants. They dried up because they had no roots.

Luke 8:13

The seed on rocky ground stands for those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But they have no roots. They believe for a while. But when they are tested, they fall away from the faith.

Ephesians 3:17

Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I pray that it will have a strong foundation.

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Colossians 2:7

Have your roots in him. Build yourselves up in him. Grow strong in what you believe, just as you were taught. Be more thankful than ever before.

Revelation 7:16

‘Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’ (Isaiah 49:10) The heat of the desert will not harm them.