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Young's Literal Translation

Mark 4:5

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,

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:
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 And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, 2 and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching: 3 `Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it; 5 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, 6 and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither; 7 and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not; 8 and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.' 9 And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.' 10 And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,

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 saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;
Genesis 4:11
and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
Genesis 31:2
and Jacob seeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as heretofore.
Genesis 31:5
and saith to them, `I am beholding your father's face -- that it is not towards me as heretofore, and the God of my father hath been with me,
Numbers 16:15
And it is very displeasing to Moses, and he saith unto Jehovah, `Turn not Thou unto their present; not one ass from them have I taken, nor have I afflicted one of them.'
Job 5:2
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Psalms 20:3
He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offeringdoth reduce to ashes. Selah.
Matthew 20:15
is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?
Acts 13:45
and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.
Hebrews 11:4
by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

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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