Matthew 13:5

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

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

In Context

4and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

6but when the sun rose, they were burnt up, and withered; because they had no root:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:20And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

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