Matthew 13:20-21

The Parable of the Sower Explained

²⁰ As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately _o receives it with joy, ²¹ yet he has no root in himself, but _p endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately _q he falls away. ₁

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 58:2
   Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
   Ezekiel 33:31 - 32
   And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
   Mark 6:20
   For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly.
   John 5:35
   He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
   
2. Cross References
   Galatians 1:6
   I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel -
   Hosea 6:4
   What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.
   Galatians 5:7
   You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 11:6
   And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.