When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
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But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
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Passages linked to Mark 4:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 17:5-8 Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh. For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, an uninhabited salt land. “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
- Jonah 4:8 When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
- James 1:11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
- Psalms 1:3-4 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
- Psalms 92:13-15 They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts. They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green, to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- Isaiah 25:4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
- Ephesians 3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- Jude 1:12 These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- Revelation 7:16 They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 6 But when the sun was up, it was…
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Ver. 6. {See Trapp on "Mat 13:5"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And some fell among thorns,.... The word was ministered…
And some fell among thorns,.... The word was ministered to some who were eat up with the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and other lusts:
and the thorns grew up, and choked it; the word did not take place so as to beat down, overcome, and root out these things, nor even to weaken, and keep under, and prevent the influence of them; but these got the ascendant of the word, and prevailed over it, and made it altogether useless and unsuccessful: for whilst it was administered, the minds of these persons were after their riches and worldly things, and gave no heed to the word; and last were prevailed upon, not to attend upon it, but drop the profession of it:
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and it yielded no fruit; it was not the means of grace; faith did not come by it, nor any other grace; nor did it produce good works in the life and conversation.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. when the sun was up] For the reference…
6. when the sun was up] For the reference of the word thus translated to the rising of the sun or stars comp. Num_24:17; Isa_60:1; Mal_4:2.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the plants were scorched
the plants were scorched
This refers to the young plants. This may be stated in active form. AT: "it scorched the young plants" (See: Active or Passive)
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because they had no root, they dried up
"because the young plants had no roots, they dried up"
Other seed ... choked it ... it did not produce
All of the seeds that the farmer sowed are spoken of here as if they are one seed. See how you translated this in Mark 4:3. "Other seeds ... choked them ... they did not produce"
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