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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ οὗτοί εἰσιν ⸀ὁμοίως οἱ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπειρόμενοι, οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν τὸν λόγον ⸀εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνουσιν αὐτόν,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai outoi eisin romoios oi epi ta petrode speiromenoi, oi otan akousosin ton logon reuthus meta kharas lambanousin auton,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et hii sunt similiter qui super petrosa seminantur qui cum audierint verbum statim cum gaudio accipiunt illud

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Authorized (King James) Version   
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
New King James Version   
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
21st Century King James Version   
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground who, when they have heard the Word, immediately receive it with gladness;

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“And those that were sown upon the rock are those who when they have heard the word immediately receive it with joy.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately recieve it with joy.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
God's Word   
Other people are like seeds that were planted on rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
International Standard Version   
Others are like the seeds sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, at once they joyfully accept it,
NET Bible   
These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
New American Standard Bible   
"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;
New International Version   
Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
New Living Translation   
The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Weymouth New Testament   
In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,
The World English Bible   
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Some of the seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is also like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,
New Life Version   
The seed that fell among rocks is like people who receive the Word with joy when they hear it.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And likewise, those who receive the seed in stony ground are those who (when they have heard the word) immediately receive it with gladness.
The Voice Bible   
Others are the seed thrown among the rocks. Those people hear the word and receive it immediately with joy and enthusiasm;
Living Bible   
The rocky soil represents the hearts of those who hear the message with joy,
New Catholic Bible   
“Others are like the seed sown on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the word they immediately receive it with joy.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And in a similar way, these are the ones being sown on the rocky places: those who, when hearing the word, immediately receive it with joy;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And likewise these are those who are sown on stony ground, who when they have heard the word immediately receive it with gladness
Christian Standard Bible   
And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And in the same way the ones sown upon stony ground are those who, when they hear the Word, at once receive and accept and welcome it with joy;
New Century Version   
Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy.
The Message   
“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.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Some are like the ones sown on rocky ground: as soon as they hear the word, they immediately welcome it with joy.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· These are the ones sown on · rocky ground: whenever they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
New Matthew Bible   
And likewise, those who receive the seed on the stony ground are those who, when they have heard the word, at once receive it with gladness,
Good News Translation®   
Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
Wycliffe Bible   
And in like manner be these [these it be] that be sown on stony places, which when they have heard the word, at once they take it with joy [anon take it with joy];
New Testament for Everyone   
The ones sown on the rock are those who hear the word and accept it with excitement,
Contemporary English Version   
The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it at once.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then he continued, “Do you really not understand this parable? Then how are you going to understand all the other parables? The man who sows, sows the message. As for those who are by the roadside where the message is sown, as soon as they hear it Satan comes at once and takes away what has been sown in their minds. Similarly, the seed sown among the rocks represents those who hear the message without hesitation and accept it joyfully. But they have no real roots and do not last—when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they give up their faith at once. Then there are the seeds which were sown among thorn-bushes. These are the people who hear the message, but the worries of this world and the false glamour of riches and all sorts of other ambitions creep in and choke the life out of what they have heard, and it produces no crop in their lives. As for the seed sown on good soil, this means the men who hear the message and accept it and do produce a crop—thirty, sixty, even a hundred times as much as they received.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Here’s the meaning of the seed that fell on rocky ground: When people hear the word, they immediately receive it joyfully.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
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];
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy.
New American Standard Bible   
And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
The Expanded Bible   
Others are like the seed ·planted [sown] on rocky ground. They hear the ·teaching [word; message] and quickly accept it with joy.
Tree of Life Version   
“These are the ones sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
Revised Standard Version   
And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
New International Reader's Version   
And what is seed scattered on rocky places like? The people hear the message. At once they receive it with joy.
BRG Bible   
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Complete Jewish Bible   
Likewise, those receiving seed on rocky patches are people who hear the message and joyfully accept it at once;
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
The seed that fell on the stony ground is the same. It is like people who hear the message and as soon as they hear it they are very glad.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And these are the ones sown upon the rocky places: when they hear the dvar, ofen ort with simcha they receive it.
Names of God Bible   
Other people are like seeds that were planted on rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy.
Modern English Version   
Others, likewise, are seed sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness,
Easy-to-Read Version   
“Other people are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching, and they quickly and gladly accept it.
International Children’s Bible   
Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy.
Lexham English Bible   
And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
New International Version - UK   
Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And these people are the ones being sown the seed on the rocky places— who, when they hear the word, immediately are receiving it with joy.