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Mark 4:5
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
Mark 4:5 · Bible in Basic English
Mark 4:5 in other translations
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 fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
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In context
2 And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:
4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
5 And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
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