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Mark 4:5

3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

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

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

7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

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BSB
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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:
WEB
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
ASV
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:
DARBY
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;
BLB
And other fell upon the rocky [place], where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up because of [it] not having depth of soil.
ÅB
Og noe falt på stengrunn, hvor det ikke hadde meget jord; og det kom snart opp, fordi det ikke hadde dyp jord,
OTB
Annet korn falt på steingrunn hvor det ikke var mye jord, og det spirte raskt opp fordi jorden var grunn.
B1930
Og noget falt på stengrunn, hvor det ikke hadde meget jord; og det kom snart op, fordi det ikke hadde dyp jord,

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  • Ezekiel 36:26

    A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

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  • Luke 8:6

    And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

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  • Luke 8:13

    They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

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  • Hosea 10:12

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

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  • Matthew 13:5–6

    Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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  • Ezekiel 11:19

    And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

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  • Amos 6:12

    Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

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  • Mark 4:16–17

    And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

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