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Mark 4:5

Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew quickly there because the soil was not deep.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly,
King James Version (1611)
And some fell on stonie ground, where it had not much earth: and immediately it sprang vp, because it had no depth of earth.
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:
English Standard Version
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.
New American Standard Bible
"Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
New Century Version
Some seed fell on rocky ground where there wasn't much dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.
Amplified Bible
"Other seed fell on rocks where there was not much soil; and immediately a plant sprang up because the soil had no depth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
Legacy Standard Bible
And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
Berean Standard Bible
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
Contemporary English Version
Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep.
Complete Jewish Bible
Other seed fell on rocky patches where there was not much soil. It sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow;
Darby Translation
And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.
George Lamsa Translation
Other fell upon the rock, where there was not sufficient soil; and it sprung up earlier because the ground was not deep enough;
Good News Translation
Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep.
Lexham English Bible
And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have any depth of soil.
Literal Translation
And another fell on the stony place where it did not have much earth. And it sprang up at once, due to not having deepness of earth.
American Standard Version
And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
Bible in Basic English
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
Hebrew Names Version
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
International Standard Version
Others fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.
Etheridge Translation
And other fell upon the rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon came up, because it had not depth of earth:
Murdock Translation
And other [fn] fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not muche earth: and immediatly sprange vp, because it had not deapth of earth.
English Revised Version
And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
World English Bible
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth.
Weymouth's New Testament
Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Othere felde doun on stony places, where it had not myche erthe; and anoon it spronge vp, for it had not depnesse of erthe.
Update Bible Version
And other [seed] fell on the rocky [ground], where it did not have much earth; and right away it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
Webster's Bible Translation
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.
New English Translation
Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.
New King James Version
Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
New Living Translation
Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.
New Life Bible
Some seed fell among rocks. It came up at once because there was so little ground.
New Revised Standard
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, some, fell on the rocky places, evenwhere it had not much earth, - and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.
Revised Standard Version
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:
Young's Literal Translation
and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Some fell vpon stonye grounde, where it had not moch earth: and anone it came vp, because it had not depe earth.
Mace New Testament (1729)
some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it soon sprang up, for want of a sufficient depth of earth.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Other seeds fell next to some rocks where there wasn't much dirt. The seeds took root quickly in the shallow soil,

Contextual Overview

1 Another time Jesus began teaching by the lake, and a large crowd gathered around him. He got into a boat so that he could sit and teach from the lake. All the people stayed on the shore near the water. 2 Jesus used stories to teach them many things. One of his lessons included this story: 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow seed. 4 While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew quickly there because the soil was not deep. 6 But then the sun rose and the plants were burned. They died because they did not have deep roots. 7 Some other seed fell among thorny weeds. The weeds grew and stopped the good plants from growing. So they did not make grain. 8 But some of the seed fell on good ground. There it began to grow, and it made grain. Some plants made 30 times more grain, some 60 times more, and some 100 times more." 9 Then Jesus said, "You people who hear me, listen!" 10 Later, Jesus was away from the people. The twelve apostles and his other followers asked him about the stories.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 4:16, Mark 4:17, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26, Hosea 10:12, Amos 6:12, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:6, Matthew 13:20, Luke 8:6, Luke 8:13

Reciprocal: 1 John 2:19 - went out

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.
Genesis 31:2
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been in the past.
Genesis 31:5
He said to them, "I have noticed that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be. But the God of my father has been with me.
Numbers 16:15
So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord , "I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Don't accept their gifts!"
Job 5:2
A fool's anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.
Psalms 20:3
May he remember all the gifts you have offered. May he accept all your sacrifices. Selah
Matthew 20:15
I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?'
Acts 13:45
When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.
Hebrews 11:4
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because he had faith. God said he was pleased with what Abel offered. And so God called him a good man because he had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some fell on stony ground,.... The word was preached to some persons who had hearts of stone, and which remained so:

where it had not much earth; and so could be received only in a notional and superficial way, but could take no place, so as to produce any good effect:

and immediately it sprung up; a sudden and hasty profession of the word was made, without a powerful experience of it:

because it had no depth of earth; if it had, it would have been longer in coming up; more work would have been done by it, which would have required more time, before a profession of it had been made.

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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