Mark 4:5
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Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Open source ↗In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (Mar 4:1-9), with the exposition of it (Mar 4:10-20), and the application of it (Mar 4:21-25). II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly (Mar 4:26-29). III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables (Mar 4:30-34). IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a storm at sea (Mar 4:35-41).
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I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.