Matthew 13:20-22 As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm;

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm; ²¹ he has no root in himself, he does not last, but when the word brings trouble or persecution he is at once repelled. ²² As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.