Mark 4:5 Cross References - Moffatt

⁵ some other seed fell on stony soil where it had not much earth, and it shot up at once because it had no depth of earth,

⁵ Some other seeds fell on stony soil where they had not much earth, and shot up at once because they had no depth of soil; ⁶ but when the sun rose they got scorched and withered away because they had no root.

²⁰ As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm;

¹⁶ Similarly those who are sown 'on stony soil' are the people who on hearing the word accept it with enthusiasm; ¹⁷ but they have no root in themselves, they do not last; the next thing is that when the word brings trouble or persecution, they are at once repelled.

⁶ some other seed dropped on the rock, but it withered away when it sprang up because it had no moisture;

¹³ Those 'on the rock' are people who on hearing the word welcome it with enthusiasm, but they have no root; they believe for a while and fall away in the hour of trial.