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.

General references

Bible References

Receive

Matthew 13:20
And what was sown upon the thin rocky soil illustrates the man who hears the message and bubbling over with joy at once accepts it,
Mark 4:16
In like manner these are the ones sown on rocky ground; as soon as they hear the truth, they accept it with ecstasy,
Mark 6:20
for Herod stood in awe of John, because he knew that he was an upright and holy man, and so he protected him. When he heard him speak, he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.
John 5:35
John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining, and you decided for a time to delight yourselves in his light.
Galatians 3:1
O senseless Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was pictured as the crucified One?
Galatians 4:15
Where is your self-congratulation? For I can testify that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and have given them to me.

And these

Ephesians 3:17
and that Christ in His love, through your faith, may make His permanent home in your hearts. You must be deeply rooted, your foundations must be strong,
Colossians 2:7
with your roots deeply planted in Him, being continuously built up in Him, and growing stronger in faith, just as you were taught to do, overflowing through it in your gratitude.
Jude 1:12
They are blots on your love feasts while they feast with you, daringly caring for no one but themselves; rainless clouds swept along by winds; leafless trees that bear no fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;

General references

Mark 4:5
Some fell upon rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep;
Luke 8:6
Another portion of them fell upon the rock, and as soon as they sprang up, they withered, because they had no moisture.