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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Mark 4:16
"Other people are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching, and they quickly and gladly accept it.
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Christian Standard Bible®
And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
King James Version (1611)
And these are they likewise which are sowen on stonie ground, who when they haue heard the word, immediately receiue it with gladnesse:
And these are they likewise which are sowen on stonie ground, who when they haue heard the word, immediately receiue it with gladnesse:
King James Version
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
English Standard Version
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
New American Standard Bible
"And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
"And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
New Century Version
Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy.
Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy.
Amplified Bible
"In a similar way these [in the second group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy [but accept it only superficially];
"In a similar way these [in the second group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy [but accept it only superficially];
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
"In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
Legacy Standard Bible
And in a similar way, these are the ones being sown on the rocky places: those who, when hearing the word, immediately receive it with joy;
And in a similar way, these are the ones being sown on the rocky places: those who, when hearing the word, immediately receive it with joy;
Berean Standard Bible
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Contemporary English Version
The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away.
The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away.
Complete Jewish Bible
Likewise, those receiving seed on rocky patches are people who hear the message and joyfully accept it at once;
Likewise, those receiving seed on rocky patches are people who hear the message and joyfully accept it at once;
Darby Translation
And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.
And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.
George Lamsa Translation
And those which were sown upon the rock, are those who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy;
And those which were sown upon the rock, are those who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy;
Good News Translation
Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
Lexham English Bible
And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
Literal Translation
And likewise, these are the ones having been sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the Word, they immediately receive it with joy,
And likewise, these are the ones having been sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the Word, they immediately receive it with joy,
American Standard Version
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
Bible in Basic English
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;
Hebrew Names Version
These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
International Standard Version
Others are like the seedsThese are the ones">[fn] sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy,
Others are like the seedsThese are the ones">[fn] sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy,
Etheridge Translation
And these who upon the rock are sowed, these are they who, when they have heard the word, at once with joy receive it:
And these who upon the rock are sowed, these are they who, when they have heard the word, at once with joy receive it:
Murdock Translation
And those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it.
And those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And lykewyse they that receaue seede into the stonie grounde, are they, which when they haue hearde the worde, at once receaue it with gladnesse.
And lykewyse they that receaue seede into the stonie grounde, are they, which when they haue hearde the worde, at once receaue it with gladnesse.
English Revised Version
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
World English Bible
These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And these are they likewise who have received the seed on stony ground, who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy: But have not root in themselves, and so indure but for a time:
And these are they likewise who have received the seed on stony ground, who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy: But have not root in themselves, and so indure but for a time:
Weymouth's New Testament
In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,
In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye;
And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye;
Update Bible Version
And these are those that are sown on the rocky [places], who, when they have heard the word, right away receive it with joy;
And these are those that are sown on the rocky [places], who, when they have heard the word, right away receive it with joy;
Webster's Bible Translation
And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
New English Translation
These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
New King James Version
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
New Living Translation
The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
New Life Bible
The seed that fell among rocks is like people who receive the Word with joy when they hear it.
The seed that fell among rocks is like people who receive the Word with joy when they hear it.
New Revised Standard
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, - who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, - who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Revised Standard Version
And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes
And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes
Young's Literal Translation
`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,
`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And likewyse are they that are sowen on the stonye grounde: which when they haue herde the worde, receaue it with ioye,
And likewyse are they that are sowen on the stonye grounde: which when they haue herde the worde, receaue it with ioye,
Mace New Testament (1729)
in like manner, they who receive seed on stony-ground, are such as upon hearing the word, do immediately receive it with joy.
in like manner, they who receive seed on stony-ground, are such as upon hearing the word, do immediately receive it with joy.
THE MESSAGE
"And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
"And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The seed in the rocks stands for those who love the good news and immediately act like it changes their whole world.
The seed in the rocks stands for those who love the good news and immediately act like it changes their whole world.
Contextual Overview
1 Another time Jesus began teaching by the lake, and a large crowd gathered around him. He got into a boat so that he could sit and teach from the lake. All the people stayed on the shore near the water. 2 Jesus used stories to teach them many things. One of his lessons included this story: 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow seed. 4 While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew quickly there because the soil was not deep. 6 But then the sun rose and the plants were burned. They died because they did not have deep roots. 7 Some other seed fell among thorny weeds. The weeds grew and stopped the good plants from growing. So they did not make grain. 8 But some of the seed fell on good ground. There it began to grow, and it made grain. Some plants made 30 times more grain, some 60 times more, and some 100 times more." 9 Then Jesus said, "You people who hear me, listen!" 10 Later, Jesus was away from the people. The twelve apostles and his other followers asked him about the stories.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
which: Mark 6:20, Mark 10:17-22, Ezekiel 33:31, Ezekiel 33:32, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:21, Luke 8:13, John 5:35, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:18-21, Acts 24:25, Acts 24:26, Acts 26:28
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 24:2 - Joash 2 Chronicles 26:5 - he sought God Isaiah 58:2 - they seek Ezekiel 36:26 - the stony Mark 4:5 - General Luke 8:6 - General John 2:23 - many Acts 2:42 - they 1 Corinthians 15:1 - which also Hebrews 6:5 - tasted 1 John 2:19 - went out
Cross-References
Genesis 3:8
During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.
During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.
Genesis 4:14
You are forcing me to leave the land, and I will not be able to be near you or have a home! Now I must wander from place to place, and anyone I meet could kill me."
You are forcing me to leave the land, and I will not be able to be near you or have a home! Now I must wander from place to place, and anyone I meet could kill me."
Exodus 20:18
During all this time, the people in the valley heard the thundering and saw the lightning on the mountain. They saw smoke rising from the mountain and heard the sound of the trumpet. They were afraid and shook with fear. They stood away from the mountain and watched.
During all this time, the people in the valley heard the thundering and saw the lightning on the mountain. They saw smoke rising from the mountain and heard the sound of the trumpet. They were afraid and shook with fear. They stood away from the mountain and watched.
2 Kings 13:23
But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. He had mercy and showed his care for them because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not want them to be destroyed. He has never completely left them.
But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. He had mercy and showed his care for them because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not want them to be destroyed. He has never completely left them.
2 Kings 24:20
The Lord became so angry with Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away. Zedekiah rebelled and refused to obey the king of Babylon.
The Lord became so angry with Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away. Zedekiah rebelled and refused to obey the king of Babylon.
Job 1:12
The Lord said to Satan, "All right, do whatever you want with anything that he has, but don't hurt Job himself." Then Satan left the meeting.
The Lord said to Satan, "All right, do whatever you want with anything that he has, but don't hurt Job himself." Then Satan left the meeting.
Job 2:7
So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
Job 20:17
He will never again enjoy so much wealth— rivers flowing with honey and cream.
He will never again enjoy so much wealth— rivers flowing with honey and cream.
Psalms 5:11
But let those who trust in you be happy forever. Protect and strengthen those who love your name.
But let those who trust in you be happy forever. Protect and strengthen those who love your name.
Psalms 68:2
May your enemies be scattered like smoke blown away by the wind. May your enemies be destroyed like wax melting in a fire.
May your enemies be scattered like smoke blown away by the wind. May your enemies be destroyed like wax melting in a fire.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground,.... Such sort of hearers of the word are signified by the stony ground, on which the seed were sown, who are constant hearers of the word, and have some understanding of it, and some sort of affection for it, and yet their hearts are not truly broken by it; they are not brought to a thorough sight and sense of sin, and of their need of Christ, and salvation by him; their stony hearts are not taken away, and hearts of flesh given them:
who when they have heard the word immediately receive it with gladness; seem highly pleased, and greatly delighted with it, as being a well connected scheme things; and which declares things, as heaven and eternal happiness, which they, from a principle of self love, are desirous of enjoying.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 13:18-23.
