Mark 4:6

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“But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.”

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BSBPD

“But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 4:6 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  2. Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
  3. Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
  4. Isaiah 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
  5. Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
  6. Jonah 4:8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
  7. Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  8. Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
  10. James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  11. Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
  12. Revelation 7:16‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

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