Mark 4:16-17 And in like manner the rocky ground denoteth those, who, when they hear the word, receive it immediately with joy;

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ And in like manner the rocky ground denoteth those, who, when they hear the word, receive it immediately with joy; ¹⁷ but not having it rooted in them, they are but temporary; so that when tribulation, or persecution cometh because of the word, they are instantly stumbled.