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16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy. 17 But[a] they have no root in themselves and do not endure.[b] Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away. 18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:17 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  2. Mark 4:17 tn Grk “are temporary.”

16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 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. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;

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