Matthew 13:6
As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
In Context
7Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.
Cross References
Matthew 7:26Everyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act on it may be compared to a foolish person, who built their house on the sand.
Luke 8:13By the seed which fell on the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.
Colossians 1:23if only you remain true to your faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the good news to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made an assistant.
James 1:11As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, the plant withers, its flower fades, and all its beauty is gone. So it is with the rich. In the midst of their pursuits they will wither away.
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 →