Mark 4:5

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“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

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BSBPD

“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 4:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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,
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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—
  5. Matthew 13:5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  6. Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
  7. Mark 4:16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
  8. Luke 8:6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
  9. Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

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