Mark 4:6

and, when the sun arose, it was scorched,—and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth,—and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;

7And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;

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Cross References

Psalms 92:13They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish;

Isaiah 25:4For thou didst become A refuge to the weak. A refuge to the needy, when distress was upon him,—A shelter from the storm. A shade from the heat, When the blast of tyrants was like a storm against a wall.

Jonah 4:8And it came to pass, at the breaking forth of the sun, that God appointed a sultry east wind, and the sun smote upon the head of Jonah, that he became faint,—and asked his life, that he might die, and said, It were better for me, to die, than, to live.

Colossians 2:7Rooted, and being built up, in him, and making yourselves sure in your faith, even as ye have been taught,—surpassing therein with thanksgiving.

James 1:11For the sun hath sprung up, with it scorching heat, and hath withered the grass, and, the flower thereof, hath fallen out, and, the beauty of the face thereof, hath perished,—so, also the rich, in his goings, shall languish.

Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither in any wise shall the sun fall upon them, nor any burning 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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