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 \v 16 And these are the seed sown on the rocky ground; who, when they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
-\v 17 But they do have root in themselves, but they endure for a while. Afterward when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
+\v 17 But they do not have root in themselves, but they endure for a while. Afterward when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
 
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 \v 18 Still others are the ones sown among the thorns. They are those who hear the word,