 For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, by and by he is offended. Now, in this case, the word gets in, but it doesn't get way in. It just gets beneath the surface. And right beneath the surface is a rock ledge. And so this is the surface hearer. The person who you think he's going to be a great Christian. He comes down the aisle, makes a profession of faith. You baptize him. And then after a while, you don't see him anymore.