Mark 4:5

and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;

1770 John Worsley NT

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 in sowing, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate it up:

6but when the sun rose, it was burnt up, and withered because it had no root:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:5some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;

Mark 4:16And in like manner, they that are sown as on stony grounds are such, as when they hear the word,

Luke 8:13And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial 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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