Mark 4:6

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

1770 John Worsley NT

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

7and some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit:

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Cross References

Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught it, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

James 1:11For when the sun is risen with it's sultry heat, it drieth up the grass, and the flower of, it falleth, and the beauty of it's appearance is lost: so shall the rich man fade away in his projects.

Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more, nor shall the sun nor any violent heat fall upon them.

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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