Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.

But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.

I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart.

I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.

I said, 'Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.'

Do horses gallop on rocks? Does anyone plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison, and right into wrong.

Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep.

But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it.

Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture.

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.