Bible Cross References
this is the joy
Job 20:5
no wicked people have been happy for long.
Matthew 13:20
The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it.
Matthew 13:21
But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
out of the earth
1 Samuel 2:8
He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD; on them he has built the world.
Psalm 75:7
it is God who is the judge, condemning some and acquitting others.
Psalm 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery
Ezekiel 17:24
All the trees in the land will know that I am the LORD. I cut down the tall trees and make small trees grow tall. I wither up the green trees and make the dry trees become green. I, the LORD, have spoken. I will do what I have said I would do."
Matthew 3:9
And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!