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Mark 4:6

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 4:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
5And other fell on the rocky [ground], where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
6and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
9And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But when the sun was up, it was scorched, etc..] When persecution arose because of the word, and that became very hot and vehement, it tried and pierced through this thin speculative knowledge of the word, which could not stand before it, and bear the heat of it: and because it had no root, it withered away; the word had only a place in the head, and not in the heart; wherefore the profession of it was soon dropped, and came to nothing.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the sun: Sol 1:6; Isa 25:4; Jon 4:8; Jam 1:11; Rev 7:16 no root: Psa 1:3, Psa 1:4, Psa 92:13-15; Jer 17:5-8; Eph 3:17; Col 2:7; Th2 2:10; Jde 1:12 Mark 4:7”
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