Mark 4:16-20 And in the same way, some of the seed that was sown on rocky soil represented those who heard ‘the word’ and immediately accepted it gladly,

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ And in the same way, some [of the seed] that was sown on rocky soil represented those who heard ‘the word’ and immediately accepted it gladly, ¹⁷ but [since] they had such shallow roots, they continued on for [only] a little while. Then, when trouble and persecution arose over [obeying] ‘the word,’ immediately they stumbled [i.e., and fell away from God]. ¹⁸ And other seeds represent those who are sown among thorns. These are people who heard ‘the word,’ ¹⁹ but worry [over things] of the world, and the deceitfulness of material wealth, and the evil desires for other things entered their hearts and choked [the effectiveness of] ‘the word,’ so that it did not yield a crop [in their lives]. ²⁰ Then there were those who were sown on fertile soil. These represent people who heard ‘the word,’ accepted it and yielded a crop of thirty, sixty and even a hundred times [as much as was planted].”