Mark 4:16-18

Living Bible

¹⁶ The rocky soil represents the hearts of those who hear the message with joy, ¹⁷ but, like young plants in such soil, their roots don’t go very deep, and though at first they get along fine, as soon as persecution begins, they wilt.

¹⁸ “The thorny ground represents the hearts of people who listen to the Good News and receive it,