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 \v 20 What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
-\v 21 yet he has no root in himself but endures for only a little while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away. 
+\v 21 yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away.
 
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 \v 22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.