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Mark 4:6

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostasy;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Perseverance;   Sermon;   Sower;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Bearing Fruit;   Word of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sun, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Apocalyptic;   Christ, Christology;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Allegory;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Sower;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discourse;   Doctrines;   Ear (2);   Enthusiasm;   Husbandman ;   Nature and Natural Phenomena;   Parable;   Physical ;   Premeditation;   Root ;   Sun;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Root;   Sun;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ab (1);   Mark, the Gospel According to;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
King James Version (1611)
But when the Sunne was vp, it was scorched, and because it had no roote, it withered away.
King James Version
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
English Standard Version
And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
New American Standard Bible
"And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
New Century Version
But when the sun rose, the plants dried up because they did not have deep roots.
Amplified Bible
"And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Legacy Standard Bible
And after the sun rose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Berean Standard Bible
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Contemporary English Version
But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots.
Complete Jewish Bible
but when the sun rose, the young plants were scorched; and since their roots were not deep, they dried up.
Darby Translation
and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.
Easy-to-Read Version
But then the sun rose and the plants were burned. They died because they did not have deep roots.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
George Lamsa Translation
But when the sun shone, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it dried up.
Good News Translation
Then, when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.
Lexham English Bible
And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.
Literal Translation
And the sun rising, it was scorched. And through not having root, it was dried out.
American Standard Version
and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Hebrew Names Version
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
International Standard Version
But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.
Etheridge Translation
but when the sun arose, it became hot; and inasmuch as it had no root, it dried up.
Murdock Translation
But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But assoone as the sonne was vp, it caught heate: and because it hadde not roote, it wythered away.
English Revised Version
and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
World English Bible
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But when the sun was up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.
Weymouth's New Testament
but when the sun is risen, it is scorched, and through having no root it withers away.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote.
Update Bible Version
and when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Webster's Bible Translation
But when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
New English Translation
When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.
New King James Version
But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
New Living Translation
But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn't have deep roots, it died.
New Life Bible
But it dried up when the sun was high in the sky because it had no root.
New Revised Standard
And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, - and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Revised Standard Version
and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
Young's Literal Translation
and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now wha the Sonne arose, it caught heate: and in so moch as it had no rote, it wythred awaye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but when the sun was up, it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away.
Simplified Cowboy Version
but they withered quickly because there was nowhere for the roots to go.

Contextual Overview

1 And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside. 2 And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear: 3 A man went out to put seed in the earth: 4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food. 5 And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep: 6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead. 7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit. 8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much. 9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear. 10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the sun: Song of Solomon 1:6, Isaiah 25:4, Jonah 4:8, James 1:11, Revelation 7:16

no root: Psalms 1:3, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 92:13-15, Jeremiah 17:5-8, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 2:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, Jude 1:12

Reciprocal: Mark 4:17 - have Luke 8:6 - General 1 John 2:19 - went out

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.
Genesis 4:3
And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
Genesis 4:4
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
Genesis 4:5
But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
Genesis 4:8
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Genesis 4:13
And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
Job 5:2
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
Jeremiah 2:5
These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when the sun was up, it was scorched,.... When persecution arose because of the word, and that became very hot and vehement, it tried and pierced through this thin speculative knowledge of the word, which could not stand before it, and bear the heat of it:

and because it had no root, it withered away; the word had only a place in the head, and not in the heart; wherefore the profession of it was soon dropped, and came to nothing.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.


 
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