Mark 4:5

Some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not muche earth: and immediatly sprange vp, because it had not deapth of earth.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

In Context

4And it fortuned as he sowed, that some fell by the way syde, and the fowles of the ayre came, and deuoured it vp.

6But assoone as the sonne was vp, it caught heate: and because it hadde not roote, it wythered away.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anone they sprong vp, because they had no depenesse of earth.

Mark 4:16And lykewyse they that receaue seede into the stonie grounde, are they, which when they haue hearde the worde, at once receaue it with gladnesse.

Luke 8:13They on the stones, [are they] which when they heare, receaue the worde with ioy: & these haue no rootes, which for a whyle beleue, and in tyme of temptation go away.

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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