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Mark 4:5

stony ground This must be compared with "the rock" mentioned by St Luke (Luke 8:6). What is meant is not a soil mingled with stones, for then there would be no hindrance to the roots striking deeply; but a thin coating of mould covering the surface of a rock, which stretched below and presented an impassable barrier to the growth of the roots.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1. Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_ 2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    TEACHING BY PARABLES. This section illustrates the method of teaching which the evangelist regards as characteristic of this period of the ministry. In it he combines some general observations about t...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    "Listen! Look! The sower went out to sow. As he was sowing, some seed fell along the roadside; and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell upon rocky ground where it did not have much earth; and it...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ON. _Greek. epi._ App-104. Not the some word as in Mark 4:8. STONY GROUND. the rocky (place understood). NOT. Greek. _ou_. App-104. Not the same word as in Mark 4:12. EARTH. soil. Greek. _ge._ App-1...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    1–12. TEACHING BY PARABLES; THE SOWER Matthew 13:1-9; Luke 8:4-8...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΚΑῚ ἌΛΛΟ ([679][680][681][682][683]) rather than ἄλλο δέ ([684][685]); [686] has καὶ ἄλλα. Mk throughout prefers καί to δέ. See on Mark 1:14. [679] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendor...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    VER 5. THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO THE HOLY CITY, AND SETTETH HIM ON A PINNACLE OF THE TEMPLE, 6. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, "IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD, CAST THYSELF DOWN; FOR IT IS WRITTEN, 'HE SHALL...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE PARABLE OF THE SEED GIVEN MARK 4:1-12:_ Jesus again taught by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered He sat in a boat out on the lake and taught. He taught many things in parables. A par...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΠΕΤΡΏΔΗΣ (G4075) скалистый, каменистый, с тонким слоем почвы, под которым лежит скала (AS), ΕΊΧΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΈΞΑΝΈΤΕΙΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΑΝΑΤΈΛΛΩ (G1816) прорастать...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    STONY GROUND,— Or, _Rocky ground._...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. THE PARABLES OF JESUS 4:1-34 a. The parable of the sower 4:1-9 _TEXT 4:1-9_ And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _SUMMARY 4:1-34_ In the parables of this section, especially in those of the sower, the seed and the mustard seed, the prophetic power of Jesus is clearly exhibited. Without superhuman foresight he co...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _HEARKEN; BEHOLD, THERE WENT OUT A SOWER TO SOW:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    18 Simon was called "the Cananite" or "the Zealot" (which means the same) in order to distinguish him from Simon Peter. The term "Cananite" is easily confounded with "Canaanite", an inhabitant of Cana...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST 1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 4 THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS VERSES 1-9 Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    IV. (1-20) HE BEGAN. — See Notes on Matthew 13:1....

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 4:3-9, 14-20 (MARK 4:3; MARK 4:14) THE SOWER "Hearken: Behold the sower went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The Sower_ (Matthew 13:1-9; Luke 8:4-8)....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BROTHER TO ALL WHO WILL Mark 3:20-35; Mark 4:1-9 The Pharisees circulated this infamous charge-not because they believed it, but to satisfy the questions that were being asked on all sides. What they...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    CHAPTER 26 THE SOWER Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-25; & Luke 8:4-18. Mark: “And again He began to teach by the sea; and a great multitude were gathered unto Him, so that, entering into a ship, He sat in...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS. _ We have in this Chapter, the Parable of the Sower; of the Seed in its secret growth: and_ JESUS, _on the Lake in a Storm._ AND he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was gather...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _LACKING DEPTH_ ‘And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.’ Mark 4:5 I. THE BEAUTIFUL EXTERIOR.—How many are there...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND SOME FELL ON STONY GROUND,.... The word was preached to some persons who had hearts of stone, and which remained so: WHERE IT HAD NOT MUCH EARTH; and so could be received only in a notional and s...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: Ver. 5. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 13:5 _"_...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Mark 4:5. "And immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth." The weakest minds, and persons of the last solidity, soonest receive a thing that is new and externally plausible, and at fi...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And he began to teach by the seaside_ See notes on Matthew 13:1. _He taught them many things by parables_ After the usual manner of the eastern nations, to make his instructions more agreeable to the...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Parable of the sower. Matthew 13:1-9. Natural objects were designed, and should be used, to illustrate and enforce spiritual truths; and the providences of God are a striking commentary on his word....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The parable of the fourfold soil:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the 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;...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    TITLE: Sowing the Seed TEXT: Mark 4:1-20 PROPOSITION: We are to scatter the seed, The soil determines the results. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Factors SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 4:1-9 Introduction: 1. Jesus...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-20 This parable contained instruction so important, that all capable of hearing were bound to attend to it. There are many things we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "MARK 4:3...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Mark 4:5 G1161 Some G243 fell G4098 (G5627) on G1909 ground G4075 where G3699 not G3756 have...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And other fell on rocky ground where it did not have much earth, and it sprang up immediately because it had no depth of earth. And when the sun was risen it was scorched, and because it had no root...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PARABLE OF THE FOUR KINDS OF GROUND (4:3-9). Jesus now tells a story which contains within it a number of lessons, and is thus a kind of allegory. It is based on a scene well known to His hearers,...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE MESSAGE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD WILL NOW BE SPREAD WIDELY AND WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT FRUIT (4:1-34). As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's beloved Son and has gradua...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Mark 4:3-9. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. See on Matthew 13:3-9. The similarity between the two accounts is very great, as might be expected in the case of such a striking parable. Matthew was present; Ma...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    ON PARABLES, see the note on Matthew 13:1-52. In his report of the discourse in parables, Mark gives but three, one of them not mentioned elsewhere. Each independently chose these out of the many utte...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Mark 4:1. _And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples. CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26. They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up._ Though men be outward hearers of the Word, and do also in some sort understand what is taught, yet if their hearts be so h...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth._ THE SEED UPON STONY GROUND I. A brief biography of certain professors in religion. They heard the Word. They received the Word. They rec...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:3 A SOWER WENT OUT TO SOW. Farmers in Bible times sowed their seed without first plowing the ground. Thus the seed fell on various kinds of ground....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:1 Mark provides several examples of Jesus teaching in parables. To the hard-hearted, parables are a warning; to those who are open-hearted, they illustrate principles of the messia...

  • The Gospels Compared

    JESUS TELLS THE PARABLE OF THE FOUR SOILS MATTHEW 13:1-9; MARK 4:1-9; LUKE 8:4-8; MATTHEW 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by th

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_. 21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 4:1. For a description of the surrounding scenery, which doubtless furnished many of the illustrations used in the following parables, see Stanley’s _Sinai and Pa...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MARK 4:1 AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark, chapter 4. Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 6:12; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26; Hosea 10:12; Luke 8:13;...

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