Luke 8:15

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Cross References (37)

  • Hebrews 10:36 (18)

    You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

  • Galatians 5:22–26 (12)

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

  • Colossians 1:10 (11)

    so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g

  • Luke 6:45 (9)

    The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the ev

  • Colossians 1:6 (7)

    that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you s

  • 1 John 2:3 (7)

    By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

  • Luke 11:28 (6)

    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  • John 14:15 (6)

    If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

  • Matthew 24:13 (6)

    But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

  • James 1:22–25 (6)

    Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

  • Romans 6:22 (5)

    But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and th

  • James 1:16–19 (5)

    Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

  • Philippians 1:11 (5)

    filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • John 15:10 (5)

    If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His

  • Romans 7:4 (5)

    Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him wh

  • Deuteronomy 30:6 (5)

    The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your he

  • James 5:7–8 (4)

    Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patien

  • Ezekiel 36:26–27 (4)

    I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of f

  • Romans 2:7 (4)

    To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

  • 1 Peter 2:1–2 (4)

    Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:19 (3)

    Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

  • James 1:4 (3)

    Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

  • Hebrews 6:11–12 (3)

    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

  • Ephesians 2:8 (3)

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

  • Hebrews 2:1 (3)

    We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

  • Jeremiah 15:16 (3)

    Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God

  • Romans 7:18 (3)

    I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry

  • Psalms 51:10 (2)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  • Proverbs 3:1 (2)

    My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

  • Job 23:11–12 (2)

    My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.

  • Psalms 119:127–129 (2)

    Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.

  • John 14:21–24 (2)

    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and

  • Jeremiah 31:33 (2)

    “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in

  • Psalms 119:11 (2)

    I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

  • Psalms 1:1–3 (2)

    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the sea

  • Philippians 3:13–15 (2)

    Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and strai

  • Jeremiah 32:29 (2)

    And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of