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Mr 4:5 King James And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth--"the rocky ground"; in Matthew (Mat 13:5), "the rocky places"; in Luke (Luk 8:6), "the rock." The thing intended is, not ground with stones in it which would not prevent the roots striking downward, but ground where a quite thin surface of earth covers a rock. What means this? See on Mar 4:16.

Third Case: THE THORNY GROUND. (Mar 4:7, Mar 4:18-19).
 
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18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: