Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.

The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain on the head.

It’s like a mustard seed that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground.

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”