Matthew 13:20-22

New Testament for Everyone

²⁰ What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with delight, ²¹ but doesn’t have any root of their own. Someone like that only lasts a short time; as soon as there’s any trouble or persecution because of the word, they trip up at once. ²² The one sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the world’s worries and the seduction of wealth choke the word and it doesn’t bear fruit.