Mark 4:6
But when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
In Context
7And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Cross References
Colossians 2:7having been rooted and built up in Him and being established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
James 1:11For the sun arose with burning heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell off, and its beautiful appearance perished. So the rich man also shall fade away in his pursuits. 1 Loving God Under Trials
Revelation 7:16They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; nor shall the sun by any means strike them, nor any scorching heat;
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 →