Mark 4:5

New Living Translation

Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.

Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19

And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart,

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

Amos 6:12

Can horses gallop over boulders? Can oxen be used to plow them? But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Matthew 13:20

The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.

Mark 4:4

As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.

Mark 4:6

But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.

Luke 8:13

The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.

Luke 8:6

Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.