Eze 33:31-32, Mat 8:19-20, 13:20-21, Mar 6:20, 10:17-22, Luk 8:13 | ESV | STEP | And they come to you as people come , and they sit before you as my people , and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act ; their heart is set on their gain .

Ezekiel 33:31-32

31 ^aAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ^bwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. 32 And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and ^cplays ^{▼▼Hebrew like the singing of lustful songs with a beautiful voice and one who plays} well on an instrument, for ^ethey hear what you say, but they will not do it.

Matthew 8:19-20

19 ^fAnd a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Matthew 13:20-21

20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately ^greceives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but ^hendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ⁱhe falls away. ^{▼▼Or stumbles}

Mark 6:20

20 for Herod ^kfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he ^lheard him gladly.

Mark 10:17-22

The Rich Young Man

17 ^mAnd as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and ⁿknelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^oinherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ^p‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, ^qall these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, ^rlooking at him, ^sloved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, ^tsell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^utreasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 ^vDisheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Luke 8:13

13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it ^wwith joy. But these have no root; they ^xbelieve for a while, and in time of testing ^yfall away.