Mark 4:6 “But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered…”

Mark 4:6

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.

Darby Translation

and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

Young's Literal Translation

and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

Bible in Basic English

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

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Cross references

“the sun”

Jonah 4:8 James 1:11 Isaiah 25:4 Revelation 7:16 Song of Solomon 1:6

Jonah 4:8 · BSB

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

James 1:11 · BSB

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Isaiah 25:4 · BSB

For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,

Revelation 7:16 · BSB

‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Song of Solomon 1:6 · BSB

Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.

“no root”

Jeremiah 17:5–8 Psalm 92:13–15 Ephesians 3:17 Colossians 2:7 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Jude 1:12

Jeremiah 17:5–8 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

Psalm 92:13–15 · BSB

Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Ephesians 3:17 · BSB

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Colossians 2:7 · BSB

rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

2 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Jude 1:12 · BSB

These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being u…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

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