Luke 8:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ The seed that fell on rock is like those who hear God’s teaching and ·accept [receive] it ·gladly [^Lwith joy], but they ·don’t allow the teaching to go deep into their lives [^Lhave no root]. They believe for a while, but when ·trouble [^La time of temptation/testing] comes, they ·give up [fall away; depart]. ¹⁴ The seed that fell among the thorny weeds is like those who hear God’s teaching, but they let the ·worries [cares; anxieties], riches, and pleasures of this life ·keep them from growing and producing [^Lchoke/crowd them and they do not produce] ·good [mature; ripe] fruit. ¹⁵ And the seed that fell on the good ground is like those who hear ·God’s teaching [the word] with good, honest hearts and ·obey [cling/hold to] it and ·patiently [with perseverance] produce good fruit.