16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

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16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

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17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

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17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

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