Moffatt(i)
19 When anyone hears the word of the Realm and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; that is the man who is sown 'on the road.'
20 As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm;
21 he has no root in himself, he does not last, but when the word brings trouble or persecution he is at once repelled.
22 As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.
23 As for him who is sown 'on good soil,' that is the man who hears the word and understands it; he bears fruit, producing now a hundredfold, now sixty, and now thirtyfold."