Mat 13:20-21, Mar 4:16-17, 6:20, Luk 8:13, 1Pe 2:3, 2Pe 2:20 | ESV | STEP | As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy ,

Matthew 13:20-21

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

Mark 4:16-17

16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it ^ewith joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but ^fendure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ^gthey fall away. ^{▼▼Or stumble}

Mark 6:20

20 for Herod ⁱfeared 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 ^jheard him gladly.

Luke 8:13

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

1 Peter 2:3

3 if indeed you have ⁿtasted that the Lord is good.

2 Peter 2:20

20 For if, ^oafter they have escaped the defilements of the world ^pthrough the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, ^qthe last state has become worse for them than the first.