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 to me! A farmer went out to plant seeds in his field. 4While he was throwing the seeds, some of them fell on the path. The birds came and they ate those seeds. Other seeds fell on ground which had many rocks. There was not much soil in that place. The seeds quickly began to grow, because the soil was not deep. 6But when the sun rose, it burned the young plants. They soon died because they had not grown down well into the soil. 7Other seeds fell among thorn bushes. Those bushes grew up with the young plants. They stopped the seeds from growing into strong plants. So the plants could not make any new seeds.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• someἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• stony groundπετρώδηςpetrōdēs · rockyG4075
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• it hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• notοὐou · noG3756
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• earthγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• it sprang upἐξανατέλλωexanatellō · to sprout upG1816
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• noμήmē · notG3361
• depthβάθοςbathos · depthG899
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 4:5

• Mark 4:16Some of the seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is also like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time.
• Ezekiel 11:19I will give them new thoughts so that they will choose to worship only me. I will put a new spirit in them. They will no longer refuse to change their way of life. Instead, I will help them to want to obey me.
• Ezekiel 36:26I will give you new thoughts. I will put a new spirit in you. You will no longer refuse to obey me. Instead, you will want to please me.
• Hosea 10:12Be like a farmer who plants good seed. Plant things that are good and right. Then your harvest will be faithful love. Plough the hard ground and prepare it for the Lord to bless you. It is time for you to turn back to the Lord. Then he will bless you with good things, like rain that falls on the ground!
• Amos 6:12Horses cannot run on rocks. People do not try to plough the sea. But you Israelites have changed what is fair and honest into something bad. You have made justice seem like poison.
• Matthew 13:5Other seeds fell on ground which had rocks. There was not much soil in that place. The seeds quickly began to grow, because the soil was not deep.
• Luke 8:6Some seeds fell on ground which had rocks. The seeds started to grow. But the young plants died because the ground was not wet enough in that place.

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