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They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. |
But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. |
“And those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they (or, who) believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
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Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. |
And those upon the rock [are the people] who, when they hear [the Word], receive and welcome it with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation fall away (withdraw and stand aloof). |
And those upon the rock are those who when they hear, with joy receive the word, and these do not have rootage, who for a season believe, yet during a season when they are being tested by trials, stand aloof. |
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That sown on the rock represents those who accept the message with great delight when they hear it, but have no real root. They believe for a little while but when the time of temptation comes, they lose faith. |
The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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