Some fell upon rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep;

Some fell in rich soil, and came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold."

And the people sown in rich soil are the people who listen to the message and welcome it and yield thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold."

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing. Go, sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."

and you must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole mind, and your whole strength.'