Matthew 13:5

And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

4Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and devoured them.

6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:20And that sown on the rocky places, this is he that hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

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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