Luke 8:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Receive

And these

Ephesians 3:17

Colossians 2:7

Jude 1:12

General references

Mark 4:5

Luke 8:6

Bible References

Receive

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

Similarly those who are sown 'on stony soil' are the people who on hearing the word accept it with enthusiasm;

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing he was a just and holy man; so he protected John ??he was greatly exercised when he listened to him, still he was glad to listen to him.

he was a burning and a shining lamp, and you chose to rejoice for a while in his light.

O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?

Now, what has become of all that? (I can bear witness that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and given me them.)

And these

May Christ dwell in your hearts as you have faith!

fixed and founded in him, confirmed in the faith as you have been taught it, and overflowing with thankfulness to God.

These people are stains on your love-feasts; they have no qualms about carousing in your midst, they look after none but themselves ??rainless clouds, swept along by the wind, trees in autumn without fruit, doubly dead and so uprooted,

General references

some other seed fell on stony soil where it had not much earth, and it shot up at once because it had no depth of earth,

some other seed dropped on the rock, but it withered away when it sprang up because it had no moisture;