Mark 4:5
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And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.

Mark 4:16,17 And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy. . . .

Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and will put a new spirit in their bowels: and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:

Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh.

Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice.

Amos 6:12 For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts.

Matthew 13:5,6,20 And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth. . . .

Luke 8:6,13 And other some fell upon a rock. And as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Sower
4And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up. 5And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth. 6And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:5
And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.

Mark 4:4
And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

Mark 4:6
And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Lexicon
Other [ seed ]
ἄλλο (allo)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

fell
ἔπεσεν (epesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

rocky ground,
πετρῶδες (petrōdes)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4075: Rocky, stony. From petra and eidos; rock-like, i.e. Rocky.

where
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

it did not have
εἶχεν (eichen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

much
πολλήν (pollēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

soil.
γῆν (gēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

It sprang up
ἐξανέτειλεν (exaneteilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1816: To rise (spring) up out (of the ground). From ek and anatello; to start up out of the ground, i.e. Germinate.

quickly,
εὐθὺς (euthys)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the soil
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

was shallow.
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.


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

And other fell upon the rocky place where it had not much soil, and it sprang up immediately, because of not having depth of soil.

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

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:

And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;

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:

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

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

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,
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