Matthew 13:20

And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

In Context

19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

21yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

Read all of Matthew 13

Cross References

1 Samuel 11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah hath wrought deliverance in Israel.

2 Chronicles 24:6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

Psalms 78:34When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.

Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

Matthew 13:5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Mark 6:20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 13:20