Mark 4:6

but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

5Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;

7Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

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Cross References

Colossians 2:7rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.

James 1:11As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, ‘the grass withers, its flower fades,’ and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.

Revelation 7:16Never again shall they be hungry, never again shall they be thirsty, nor shall the sun smite upon them, nor any scorching 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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