Matthew 13:20

And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

1770 John Worsley NT

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

19and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

21yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;

Mark 6:20but could not; for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and protected him: and when he heard him he did many things according to John's instructions, and heard him willingly.

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 →

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