Mark 4:5

Mark 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

Context of Mark 4:5

3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

Mark 4:5 word by word

καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ πετρῶδες ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν, καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξανέτειλεν διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Someἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• rocky groundπετρώδηςpetrōdēs · rockyG4075
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• it did not haveοὐou · noG3756
• it did not haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• soilγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• It sprang upἐξανατέλλωexanatellō · to sprout upG1816
• quicklyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• was shallowμήmē · notG3361
• was shallowβάθοςbathos · depthG899

Cross-references for Mark 4:5

• Mark 4:16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
• Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
• Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
• Amos 6:12“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
• Matthew 13:5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
• Luke 8:6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

Commentaries on Mark 4:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The collection begins with the longest parable and its interpretation (4:13–20). The different types of soil represent different ways people respond to God’s message.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth--"the rocky ground"; in Matthew (Mt 13:5), "the rocky places"; in Luke (Lu 8:6), "the rock." The thing intended is, not ground with stones in it which would not prevent the roots striking downward, but ground where a quite thin surface of earth covers a rock. What means this? See on Mr 4:16. Third Case: The Thorny Ground. (Mr 4:7, 18, 19).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings