Matthew 13:5

And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in them; and I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh:

Amos 6:12Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

Matthew 13:20And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

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