The Meaning of Mark 4:5 Explained

Mark 4:5

KJV: And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

YLT: 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,

Darby: And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out of the ground because it had no depth of earth;

ASV: 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:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 4:5?

MEANING: What does Mark 4:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 4:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 4:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  some  fell  on  stony ground,  where  it had  not  much  earth;  and  immediately  it sprang up,  because  it had  no  depth  of earth: 

What does Mark 4:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 4:1-9 - Brother To All Who Will
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 affirmed they knew to be untrue; but for selfish reasons they would not confess what they really thought. Such denial of truth is a deadly and unpardonable sin, because it injures the sensitiveness of conscience and produces moral death.
Family ties, Mark 3:31-35. The family of Jesus needed to be taught, though with the utmost delicacy, that they must not attempt to control His public ministry. All who love God and do His will are welcomed into the divine family circle and become blood relations of the Son of God.
The sower, Mark 4:1-9. Note the perils of the hearer, that you may guard against the waste of precious seed. There is a grave peril in the effect of light, fanciful, wandering thoughts. There is great peril also in a mere emotional response-the "straightway springing up" which has no root, because the heart is hard. There is danger lest the cares of the poor, the riches of the wealthy, and the too eager pursuit of things by other classes may drain away the strength of the soul, so that the Word of God shall be a slender stalk, without an ear or fruit. It is not enough to hear the Word, we must accept it and bear fruit; otherwise the plowing, sowing, and all the operations of nature are in vain. Live up to what you know. Obedience is the key to understanding. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 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 mustard seed
35  Jesus stills the storm on the sea

What do the individual words in Mark 4:5 mean?

And other fell upon the rocky place and where not it had soil much immediately it sprang up because of not having depth of soil
Καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ πετρῶδες (καὶ) ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν εὐθὺς ἐξανέτειλεν διὰ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς

ἄλλο  other 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: ἄλλος  
Sense: another, other.
ἔπεσεν  fell 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: πίπτω 
Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower.
ἐπὶ  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐπί  
Sense: upon, on, at, by, before.
πετρῶδες  rocky  place 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: πετρώδης  
Sense: rocky, stony.
ὅπου  where 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ὅπου  
Sense: where, whereas.
εἶχεν  it  had 
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἔχω  
Sense: to have, i.e. to hold.
γῆν  soil 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: γῆ  
Sense: arable land.
πολλήν  much 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: πολύς  
Sense: many, much, large.
εὐθὺς  immediately 
Parse: Adverb
Root: εὐθέως  
Sense: straightway, immediately, forthwith.
ἐξανέτειλεν  it  sprang  up 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐκβλαστάνω 
Sense: to make spring up, cause to shoot forth.
διὰ  because  of 
Parse: Preposition
Root: διά  
Sense: through.
βάθος  depth 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: βάθος  
Sense: depth, height.
γῆς  of  soil 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: γῆ  
Sense: arable land.

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