Mark 4:6

and when the sun arose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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

5And other fell upon stones, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

7And other fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit.

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Cross References

Colossians 2:7having been rooted and grounded in him, and confirmed in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

James 1:11For the sun with a scorching wind has risen, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell off, and the beauty of its countenance perished: so indeed the rich man will pass away in his ways.

Revelation 7:16And they will never hunger or thirst any more; neither will the sun, or any heat, fall on them:

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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