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Mark 4:16
And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.
Mark 4:16 · Geneva Bible
Mark 4:16 in other translations
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
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In context
13 Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?
14 The sower soweth the worde.
15 And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.
16 And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.
17 Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.
18 Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:
19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.
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