Mark 4:5

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KJV 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:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

WEB 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.

ASV 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:

YLT 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,

Surrounding context — Mark 4

2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

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Ezekiel 36:26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.Luke 8:6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.Amos 6:12Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:Luke 8:13They on the rock [are they], which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Mark 4:16-17And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;Matthew 13:20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;Matthew 13:5-6Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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