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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New Living Translation

Mark 4:6

But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn't have deep roots, it died.

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.
Bible in Basic English
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
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 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 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. 2 He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. 4 As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. 5 Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn't have deep roots, it died. 7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!" 9 Then he said, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand." 10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.

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
Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the Lord 's help, I have produced a man!"
Genesis 4:3
When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord .
Genesis 4:4
Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
Genesis 4:5
but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
Genesis 4:8
One day Cain suggested to his brother, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
Genesis 4:13
Cain replied to the Lord , "My punishment is too great for me to bear!
Job 5:2
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
Isaiah 1:18
"Come now, let's settle this," says the Lord . "Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
Jeremiah 2:5
This is what the Lord says: "What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves.

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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