What does Matthew 13:5 mean?

Matthew 13:5 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Matthew 13:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

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