Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.

Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep.

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

And the one sown on rocky ground—this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times what was sown.”

After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,

[Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whoever it falls, it will grind him to powder!]”

But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours.’

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.

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”

“The kingdom of God is like this,” He said. “A man scatters seed on the ground;

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

Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd.

So they brought him to Him. When the spirit saw Him, it immediately convulsed the boy. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.

Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for Him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests with them.

But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great!”

When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this,

Still other seed fell on good ground; when it sprang up, it produced a crop: 100 times what was sown.” As He said this, He called out, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them?

I tell you that He will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on earth?”

They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and if it falls on anyone, it will grind him to powder!”

Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

So Pilate decided to grant their demand

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.

Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop.

When He told them, “I am He,” they stepped back and fell to the ground.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

God exalted this man to His right hand as ruler and Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

He didn’t give him an inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but He promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.

“Then the Lord said to him:

Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Then Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David.

I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

He did not even spare His own Son
but offered Him up for us all;
how will He not also with Him grant us everything?

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement allow you to live in harmony with one another, according to the command of Christ Jesus,

and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit,

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

For ground that has drunk the rain that has often fallen on it and that produces vegetation useful to those it is cultivated for receives a blessing from God.

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.