Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth] Where seed might creep in a little between stone and stone, but wanted depth of ground to take good rooting. So some are affected with the word a little at hearing of it, while it steals in between their affections, rather then seizeth on any of them. and forthwith they sprung up] They could not root downward, because of the hardnesse of the earth, and shot upward suddenly, because of the heat of the stones beaten upon by the sun.