Mark 4:5

And other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it.

6But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5And other seed fell upon a rock, so that it had not much soil: and it sprung up forthwith, because there was no depth of earth.

Mark 4:16And those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it.

Luke 8:13And those upon the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy: but they have no root in them, and their faith is temporary, and in time of temptation they are stumbled.

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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