Luke 8:6
And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
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7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.
Cross References
Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart. And I will distribute a new spirit to their interior. And I will take away the heart of stone from their body. And I will give them a heart of flesh.
Amos 6:12For behold, the Lord has commanded, and he will strike the greater house with catastrophes, and the lesser house with divisions.
Matthew 13:20Then whoever has received the seed upon a rocky place, this is one who hears the word and promptly accepts it with joy.
Mark 4:16And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground. These, when they have heard the word, immediately accept it with gladness.
Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and patience and forbearance? Do you not know that the kindness of God is calling you to repentance?
Hebrews 3:15For it has been said: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, in the same manner as in the former provocation.”
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22
The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →