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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:
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
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.
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 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.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:26
A 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.
Amos 6:12
Shall 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 11:19
And 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:
Hosea 10:12
Sow 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.
Matthew 13:5-6
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Matthew 13:20
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mark 4:16-17
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Luke 8:6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Luke 8:13
They 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.