Matthew 13:23

But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

Cross References (42)

  • Philippians 1:11 (18)

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

  • Matthew 12:33 (17)

    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fr

  • John 15:16 (16)

    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever

  • Galatians 5:22–23 (15)

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

  • John 15:1–8 (13)

    “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.

  • Matthew 13:8 (13)

    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

  • Psalms 92:13–15 (13)

    Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

  • Colossians 1:6 (12)

    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

  • Matthew 3:8 (8)

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

  • Luke 13:9 (8)

    If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

  • Colossians 1:10 (8)

    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

  • 2 Peter 1:5–8 (7)

    For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

  • Philippians 4:17 (7)

    Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

  • 2 Peter 3:18 (7)

    But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of

  • 1 John 5:20 (7)

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are

  • 2 Corinthians 8:1–2 (7)

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14 (6)

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:10 (6)

    and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth tha

  • Mark 4:20 (6)

    Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyf

  • Hebrews 8:10 (6)

    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in

  • Hebrews 4:2 (6)

    For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (6)

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have

  • Acts 16:14 (5)

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper o

  • 2 Corinthians 9:10 (5)

    Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase t

  • Ezekiel 36:26 (5)

    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

  • John 10:26–27 (5)

    But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

  • Proverbs 2:2–6 (5)

    if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

  • John 1:11–13 (5)

    He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

  • Luke 8:15 (5)

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

  • Acts 17:11 (5)

    Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and ex

  • John 8:47 (5)

    Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

  • Luke 6:43–44 (5)

    No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

  • Psalms 1:1–3 (5)

    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

  • Matthew 3:10 (5)

    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown

  • John 17:7–8 (5)

    Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.

  • Ezekiel 18:31 (5)

    Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new sp

  • Proverbs 1:5–6 (5)

    let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

  • Mark 10:15 (5)

    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

  • James 1:21–22 (4)

    Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can

  • 1 Peter 2:1–2 (4)

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

  • Hebrews 6:7 (3)

    For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended rece

  • Hebrews 13:15–16 (2)

    Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name