New King James Version
Mark 4:6
6But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
Mark 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
- New International Version (NIV)But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.
Context of Mark 4:6
4And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. 5Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Read all of Mark 4Mark 4:6 word by word
καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος, ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- whenἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
- the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
- it was scorchedκαυματίζωkaumatizō · to scorchG2739
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- it hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- noμήmē · notG3361
- rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
- it withered awayξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
Cross-references for Mark 4:6
- Isaiah 25:4For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
- Jonah 4:8And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
- James 1:11For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
- Revelation 7:16They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
- Psalms 1:3He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
- Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Jeremiah 17:5Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord.
- Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;
Commentaries on Mark 4:6
- 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. 1-341. And he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude--or, according to another well-supported reading, "a mighty" or "immense multitude." so that he entered into a ship--rather, "the ship," meaning the one mentioned in Mr 3:9. (See on Mt 12:15). and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land--crowded on the seashore to listen to Him. (See on Mt 13:1, 2.)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
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