Mark 4:5

The Parable of the Sower

4And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

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Berean Standard Bible
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
American Standard Version (1901)
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:
Bible in Basic English
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
Free Bible Version
Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth. In the shallow soil the plants started growing quickly, but because the soil wasn't deep
Geneva Bible 1599
And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.
King James (Authorized) Version
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
One Unity Resource Bible
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Plain English Version
And some seeds went another way. They fell on ground that had too much rock in it. Those seeds grew up really fast, but they had too much rock and only a little bit of ground, so when the sun got hot, they dried up and died.
Translation for Translators
Other seeds fell on ground where there was not much soil on top of rock. Very soon the seeds sprouted because the sun warmed the moist soil quickly where it was not deep.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. Immediately it sprang up, because it did not have deep soil.
Noah Webster Bible
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.
World English Bible
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Young's Literal Translation
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,