Mark 4:6

But upon the sun's rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.

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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

5Some fell on the rocky area where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil.

7And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered it, and it yielded no fruit.

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Cross References

Colossians 2:7having been rooted and being 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 rises with its burning heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its face perishes. Just so the rich man will be withered in his undertakings.

Revelation 7:16They shall not hunger anymore, nor thirst anymore; the sun will absolutely not strike them, nor any 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 →

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