Luke 8:13 meaning and explanation
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
Luke 8:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is explaining the parable of the sower to his disciples in private, after the crowd has heard it. The rocky ground is shallow soil over stone: the seed sprouts quickly but cannot root, so it withers.
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