Mark 4:5

Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 it fortuned as he sowed that some fell by the waye syde and the fowles of the ayre came and devoured it vp.

6but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5Some fell apo stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth:

Mark 4:16And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes

Luke 8:13They on the stonnes are they which when they heare receave the worde with ioye. But these have noo rootes which for a whyle beleve and in tyme of temtacio goo awaye.

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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