Matthew 13:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Some fell on stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
American King James Version (AKJV)
Some fell on stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
American Standard Version (ASV)
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
Webster's Revision
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
World English Bible
Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
English Revised Version (ERV)
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Definitions for Matthew 13:5
Clarke's Matthew 13:5 Bible Commentary
Stony places - Where there was a thin surface of earth, and a rock at the bottom.
Barnes's Matthew 13:5 Bible Commentary
Stony places - Where there was little earth, but where it was hard and rocky, so that the roots could not strike down into the earth for sufficient moisture to support the plant.
When the sun became hot they of course withered away. They sprang up the sooner because there was little earth to cover them.
Forthwith - Immediately. Not that they sprouted and grew any quicker or faster than the others, but they were not so long in reaching the surface. Having little root, they soon withered away.
