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Berean Standard Bible

“The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.”

Matthew 13:20

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Jesus explains the parable of the sower to his disciples, interpreting each kind of soil as a response to the word of the kingdom. The seed is the same in all of them, but the soil determines the result.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

World English Bible (WEB)

What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

King James Version (KJV)

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el que fué sembrado en pedregales, éste es el que oye la palabra, y luego la recibe con gozo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El terreno pedregoso y poco profundo simboliza el corazón del hombre que escucha el mensaje y lo recibe con gozo,

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