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Myles Coverdale Bible

Mark 4:5

Some fell vpon stonye grounde, where it had not moch earth: and anone it came vp, because it had not depe earth.

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;
Easy-to-Read Version
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew quickly there because the soil was not deep.
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,
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 And he begane agayne to teach by ye seeside. And there gathered moch people vnto him, so that he wente in to a shippe, and sat vpon the water. And all the people stode vpon the londe by the see syde. 2 And he preached longe vnto the by parables, and sayde vnto the in his doctryne: 3 Herken to, beholde, there wente out a sower to sowe: 4 & it happened whyle he was sowinge, that some fell by the waye syde. Then came the foules vnder the heauen, and ate it vp. 5 Some fell vpon stonye grounde, where it had not moch earth: and anone it came vp, because it had not depe earth. 6 Now wha the Sonne arose, it caught heate: and in so moch as it had no rote, it wythred awaye. 7 And some fel amonge the thornes, & the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it gaue no frute. 8 And some fell vpon a good grounde, which gaue frute, that came vp and grew. And some bare thirtie folde, and some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde, 9 And he sayde vnto them: Who so hath eares to heare, let him heare. 10 And whan he was alone, they that were aboute him wt the twolue, axed him concernynge this parable.

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
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.
Genesis 31:2
And Iacob behelde Labans countenaunce, & beholde, it was not towarde him as yesterdaye and yeryesterdaye.
Genesis 31:5
and sayde vnto them: I se youre fathers countenaunce, that it is not towarde me like as yesterdaye and yeryesterdaye: but the God of my father hath bene with me.
Numbers 16:15
Then was Moses very wroth, & saide vnto ye LORDE: Turne ye not vnto their meatofferinges. I haue not take so moch as an Asse fro the, nether haue I hurte eny of the.
Job 5:2
As for the foolish man displeasure kylleth him, and anger slayeth ye ignoraunt.
Psalms 20:3
Remembre all thy offerynges, and accepte thy brent sacrifice.
Matthew 20:15
Or haue I not power, to do as me listeth with myne owne? Is thine eye euell, because I am good?
Acts 13:45
But whan the Iewes sawe the people, they were full of indignacion, and spake agaynst that which was spoken of Paul, speakinge agaynst it, & blasphemynge.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith offered Abell vnto God a more plenteous sacrifice: by the which he optayned wytnesse, that he was righteous: God testifyenge of his giftes, by the which also he beynge deed, yet speaketh.

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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