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Matthew 13:5

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.

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By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.

So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully;

Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;