Mark 4:3 Cross References

Mark 4:3

3: "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.

1 Corinthians 3:6

  1. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.
  2. The ones who do the planting or watering aren't important, but God is important because he is the one who makes the seed grow.
  3. The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard work.
  4. We work together as partners who belong to God. You are God's field, God's building--not ours.

Matthew 13:26

  1. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

Luke 8:5

  1. "A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds came and ate it.
  2. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. This seed began to grow, but soon it withered and died for lack of moisture.
  3. Other seed fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades.
  4. Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop one hundred times as much as had been planted." When he had said this, he called out, "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"

Deuteronomy 4:1

  1. "And now, Israel, listen carefully to these laws and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Mark 4:26

  1. Jesus also said, "Here is another illustration of what the Kingdom of God is like: A farmer planted seeds in a field,
  2. and then he went on with his other activities. As the days went by, the seeds sprouted and grew without the farmer's help,
  3. because the earth produces crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens.
  4. And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle."

John 4:35

  1. Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest.
  2. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
  3. You know the saying, 'One person plants and someone else harvests.' And it's true.
  4. I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest."

James 2:5

  1. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

Matthew 13:24

  1. Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.

Revelation 2:7

  1. "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen to the Spirit and understand what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Everyone who is victorious will eat from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

Proverbs 7:24

  1. Listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.

Psalms 34:11

  1. Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the LORD.

Acts 2:14

  1. Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.

Revelation 2:29

  1. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen to the Spirit and understand what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

Matthew 13:3

  1. He told many stories such as this one: "A farmer went out to plant some seed.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

  1. Be sure to stay busy and plant a variety of crops, for you never know which will grow--perhaps they all will.

Mark 4:9

  1. "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"

Revelation 2:11

  1. "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen to the Spirit and understand what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be hurt by the second death.

Isaiah 46:12

  1. Listen to me, you stubborn, evil people!

Psalms 45:10

  1. Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away.

Isaiah 46:3

  1. "Listen to me, all you who are left in Israel. I created you and have cared for you since before you were born.

Mark 4:23

  1. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!

Isaiah 55:1

  1. "Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink--even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk--it's all free!
  2. Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that is good for the soul!

Proverbs 8:32

  1. "And so, my children, listen to me, for happy are all who follow my ways.

Hebrews 2:1

  1. So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
  2. The message God delivered through angels has always proved true, and the people were punished for every violation of the law and every act of disobedience.
  3. What makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation that was announced by the Lord Jesus himself? It was passed on to us by those who heard him speak,

Isaiah 28:23

  1. Listen to me; listen as I plead!
  2. Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting it?
  3. Does he not finally plant his seeds for dill, cumin, wheat, barley, and spelt, each in its own section of his land?
  4. The farmer knows just what to do, for God has given him understanding.

Mark 7:14

  1. Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. "All of you listen," he said, "and try to understand.
  2. You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do! "

Mark 4:14

  1. The farmer I talked about is the one who brings God's message to others.
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