The seed sown on rocky ground is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
Matthew 13:5 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up immediately because they had no depth of soil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil; and at once they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. American Standard Version (1901) and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: Common English Bible Other seed fell on rocky ground where the soil was shallow. They sprouted immediately because the soil wasn’t deep. Catholic Public Domain Version Then others fell in a rocky place, where they did not have much soil. And they sprung up promptly, because they had no depth of soil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth. |
The seed sown on rocky ground is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they had no root, they withered away.
Likewise, some people are like the seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up immediately because it had no depth of soil.