“Those on rocky ground are the ones who, when they first hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no roots; they believe for a time and then fall away. The seed that fell among thorns are those who have heard, but are choked by the worries and riches and desires of life, and fail to produce good fruit. But the seed that fell on rich soil is those who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.”
