4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
4:17 But 1 they have no root in themselves and do not endure. 2 Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
1 tnGrk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.