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Mark 4:16

Mark 4:16 (NIV84)
Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

Mark 4:17

Mark 4:17 (NIV84)
But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Mark 4:18

Mark 4:18 (NIV84)
Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;

Mark 4:19

Mark 4:19 (NIV84)
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Isaiah 44:14

Isaiah 44:14 (NIV)
He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest, or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow.

Isaiah 44:15

Isaiah 44:15 (NIV)
It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.

Isaiah 44:16

Isaiah 44:16 (NIV)
Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, "Ah! I am warm; I see the fire."

Isaiah 44:17

Isaiah 44:17 (NIV)
From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, "Save me! You are my god!"

Isaiah 44:18

Isaiah 44:18 (NIV)
They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 44:19

Isaiah 44:19 (NIV)
No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, "Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?"

Isaiah 44:20

Isaiah 44:20 (NIV)
Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, "Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?"

Psalm 119:137

Psalm 119:137 (NIV84)
Righteous are you, O Lord, and your laws are right.

Psalm 119:138

Psalm 119:138 (NIV84)
The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.

Psalm 119:139

Psalm 119:139 (NIV84)
My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.

Psalm 119:140

Psalm 119:140 (NIV84)
Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

Psalm 119:141

Psalm 119:141 (NIV84)
Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.

Psalm 119:142

Psalm 119:142 (NIV84)
Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.

Psalm 119:143

Psalm 119:143 (NIV84)
Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight.

Psalm 119:144

Psalm 119:144 (NIV84)
Your statutes are forever right; give me understanding that I may live.

Hebrews 4:14

Hebrews 4:14 (NLT)
So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.

Hebrews 4:15

Hebrews 4:15 (NLT)
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.

Hebrews 10:36

Hebrews 10:36 (NLT)
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

2 Corinthians 2:11

2 Corinthians 2:11 (NIV84)
in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

Matthew 7:13

Matthew 7:13 (NIV84)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Matthew 7:14

Matthew 7:14 (NIV84)
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.