Mark 4:6
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
World English Bible British
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
7Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Cross References
Psalms 92:13They are planted in the LORD’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.
Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
Jonah 4:8When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
James 1:11For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
Revelation 7:16They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on 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 →