Mark 4:6

but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.

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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 rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once;

7Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

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Cross References

Psalms 92:13In the house of the Lord are they planted, in the courts of our God they will sprout.

Jonah 4:8And when the sun rose, God arranged a hot east wind. And the sun beat upon Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and begged that he might die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Colossians 2:7rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.

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.

Revelation 7:16Never again will they be hungry, never again will they be thirsty, nor will the sun smite 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 →

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