Mark 4:5

some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,

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In The King James Version

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

In Context

4and as he sowed, it happened that some seed fell on the road, and birds came and picked it up;

6but when the sun rose it was scorched and withered away because it had no root.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;

Mark 4:16And like the sowing upon ‘stony ground’ are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,

Luke 8:13"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.

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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