Mark 4:16
Mark 4:16-17 The Message (MSG)
“And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
Mark 4:16 King James Version (KJV)
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness
Mark 4:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy
Mark 4:16 New Century Version (NCV)
Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy.
Mark 4:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy
Mark 4:16 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Mark 4:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness
Mark 4:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
In a similar way these [in the second group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy [but accept it only superficially]
Mark 4:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.