Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, "One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine."

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.'

and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive far heavier punishment."