Mark 4:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶ But when the sun came up the newly sprouted plants were scorched, and because they had no roots, [soon] withered away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ but when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had not taken root, it withered away.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Common English Bible

⁶ When the sun came up, it scorched the plants; and they dried up because they had no roots.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And when the sun was risen, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Mark 4:6 Cross References

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun came up these tender sprouts were scorched and, since they had such tiny roots, they [quickly] withered away.

Mark 4:5

And some seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil, and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.

Mark 4:7

And other seeds fell among thorns which grew up and choked them so that they yielded no crop.

Ephesians 3:17

so that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. [I pray] that you will be rooted and grounded in [your] love,

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in [your relationship to] Him, established by your faith [or, “in the faith”], just as you were taught, overflowing with thanksgiving.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and all kinds of wicked deception toward those people who are perishing [spiritually], because they refused to love the truth so they could be saved.

James 1:11

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass [so that] its flower [blossoms] fall off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the wealthy person will fade away as he goes about his business [affairs].

Jude 1:12

These people are like rotten spots [contaminating the food] at your love feasts, while they gorge themselves without fear [i.e., unashamed of their selfish indulgence]. [Note: This passage may mean “like selfish shepherds, looking out only for themselves,” even eating the grain set out for the animals]. They are like clouds that blow over without producing rain; [they are like] trees in the fall that do not produce any fruit and have been uprooted, [thus] being dead twice [i.e., fruitless and rootless].

Revelation 7:16

They will not be hungry anymore, nor will they get thirsty anymore. The sun will not beat down on them, nor will they become scorched by the heat.