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International Standard Version
Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep.
New American Standard Bible
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:
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
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:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And some seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil, and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.
Anderson New Testament
Other seed fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth: and it immediately sprung up, because it had no depth 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:
Common New Testament
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Daniel Mace New Testament
some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it soon sprang up, for want of a sufficient depth of earth.
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;
Godbey New Testament
And other fell upon stones, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Goodspeed New Testament
Some of it fell on rocky ground, and where there was not much soil, and it sprang up at once because the soil was not deep,
John Wesley New Testament
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth.
Julia Smith Translation
And other fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth; and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no deepness of earth:
King James 2000
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
And another fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth. And it sprang up at once, due to not having deepness of earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Some fell on a stony ground: where it had not much earth: and by and by sprang up, because it had not depth of earth:
Moffatt New Testament
some other seed fell on stony soil where it had not much earth, and it shot up at once because it had no depth of earth,
Montgomery New Testament
some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,
NET Bible
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 Heart English Bible
And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Noyes New Testament
And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
Sawyer New Testament
And some fell on a rocky place, where it had not much earth, and it came up immediately, because it had no depth of earth;
The 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;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And some fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much mold, and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;
Webster
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.
Weymouth 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;
Williams New Testament
Some fell upon rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep;
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.
Worrell New Testament
And other fell on the rocky ground where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because of not having depth of earth;
Worsley New Testament
and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;
Youngs 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,
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Perseverance » Want of » Illustrated
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
4 As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up. 5 Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep. 6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they didn't have any roots, they dried up.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:26
"""I'm going to give you a new heart, and I'm going to give you a new spirit within all of your deepest parts. I'll remove that rock-hard heart of yours and replace it with one that's sensitive to me.
Amos 6:12
"Horses don't run over bare rock, do they? One doesn't plow rock with oxen, does he? But you have turned justice to gall, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
Ezekiel 11:19
then I'll give them a united heart, placing a new spirit within them. I'll remove their stubborn heart and give them a heart that's sensitive to me.
Hosea 10:12
Sow in righteousness in your own interest, reap in gracious love, break up your own unprepared ground; It is now time to inquire of the LORD, until he comes to pour out righteousness for you.
Matthew 13:5-6
Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.
Matthew 13:20
As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,
Mark 4:16-17
Others are like the seeds sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, at once they joyfully accept it,
Luke 8:6
Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.
Luke 8:13
The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.