Mat 13:20-21, Mar 4:16-17, Luk 8:13, Joh 3:2, 6:14, 7:31, 8:30-31, 12:42-43 | 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}

Luke 8:13

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

John 3:2

2 This man came to Jesus ^{▼▼Greek him} ^mby night and said to him, ⁿ“Rabbi, ^owe know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do ^punless God is with him.”

John 6:14

14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ^q“This is indeed ^rthe Prophet ^swho is to come into the world!”

John 7:31

31 Yet ^tmany of the people believed in him. They said, ^u“When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”

John 8:30-31

30 As he was saying these things, ^vmany believed in him.

The Truth Will Set You Free

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ^w“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

John 12:42-43

42 Nevertheless, ^xmany even of the authorities believed in him, but ^yfor fear of the Pharisees they did not ^zconfess it, so that they would not be ^aaput out of the synagogue; 43 ^abfor they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.