¹⁶ Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

¹⁶ And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

¹⁶ And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky [places], who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;