²⁰ But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately ^(A)receives it with joy; ²¹ yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when ^(B)tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately ^(C)he stumbles.

¹⁶ These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; ¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.

¹³ But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of ^[a]temptation fall away.

¹⁵ But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with ^(A)patience.^[a]