Matthew 13:20-22

New Catholic Bible

²⁰ As for the seed sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. ²¹ But such a person has no deep root, and he endures for only a short time. When some trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately falls away.

²² “The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly cares and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.