# General Information

Jesus continues to explain the story.

# The rocky ground is a person who hears God’s word and accepts it with joy

The **rocky ground** represents the person who hears and accepts God’s word for a short time. Alternate translation: “The rocky ground is like the person who hears God’s message and accepts it with joy” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The rocky ground

See how you translated this term in [33:03](33/03).

# is a person

See how you translated this comparison in [33:06](33/06).

# accepts it with joy

This metaphor speaks of believing God’s word as accepting it. Alternate translation: “joyfully believes it” or “joyfully agrees that it is true” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he suffers hardships, or when other people make him suffer

It may be helpful to explain that tribulation comes because people believe God’s message. Alternate translation: “he suffers because he believe God’s message” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# falls away

This could mean ‘no longer follows God or obeys him’ or ‘stops following or obeying God.’