Mark 4:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”

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  • Mark 4:8 : 8 But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
  • John 15:4-5 : 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me– and I in him– bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.
  • Gen 26:12 : 12 When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the LORD blessed him.
  • Matt 13:23 : 23 But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”
  • Rom 7:4 : 4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.
  • 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.
  • Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
  • John 15:16 : 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    92%

    3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

    5Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

    6When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

    7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

    8But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”

    9And he said,“Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    91%

    3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

    6But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

    7Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

    8But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

    9The one who has ears had better listen!”

  • Matt 13:18-24
    7 verses
    90%

    18“So listen to the parable of the sower:

    19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

    20The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

    21But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

    22The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

    23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”

    24The Parable of the Weeds He presented them with another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

  • Luke 8:11-15
    5 verses
    84%

    11“Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.

    12Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

    13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

    14As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

    15But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

  • Luke 8:5-8
    4 verses
    84%

    5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

    6Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.

    7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

    8But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he said this, he called out,“The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”

  • Mark 4:14-19
    6 verses
    82%

    14The sower sows the word.

    15These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.

    16These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

    17But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

    18Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

    19but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

  • Luke 12:16
    73%

    16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

  • Mark 4:28-33
    6 verses
    73%

    28By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

    29And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”

    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

    31It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground–

    32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”

    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

    37For in this instance the saying is true,‘One sows and another reaps.’

  • Mark 4:26
    73%

    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

  • Mark 4:21
    72%

    21The Parable of the Lamp He also said to them,“A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

  • Matt 13:37-38
    2 verses
    71%

    37He answered,“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

    38The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The poisonous weeds are the people of the evil one,

  • John 12:24
    70%

    24I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.