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John Gill
And some fell on stony ground,.... The word was preached to some persons who had hearts of stone, and which remained so: where it had not much earth; and so could be received only in a notional and superficial way, but could take no place, so as to produce any good effect: and immediately it sprung up; a sudden and hasty profession of the word was made, without a powerful experience of it:...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (ver. 1-9), with the exposition of it (ver. 10-20), and the application of it, ver. 21-25. II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly, ver. 26-29. III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables, ver. 30-34. IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: Persons with shallow characters are often very quick in receiving religious impressions, but they also lose them just as quickly. Those who are hasty and impulsive are as easily turned the wrong way as the right way.