KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Mark 4:4–5
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Mark 4:4
4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
4And it came to passe as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules of the aire came, & deuoured it vp.
Mark 4:5
5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
5And some fell on stonie ground, where it had not much earth: and immediately it sprang vp, because it had no depth of earth.
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DEFINED WORDS
Mark 4:4
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Scattered on ground, as seed; sprinkled with seed, as ground.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.
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A lateral part, edge, or surface; also a party or position in a dispute.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Birds, especially birds used for food or sacrifice.
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Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.
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Mark 4:5
Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Rocky, made of stone, or abounding in stones with little depth of soil.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The earth or soil; a foundation, basis, or reason; also to establish firmly.
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A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
immediately
At once, directly, or without intervening delay.
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Arose, leaped, or came forth suddenly.
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For the reason that; since.
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Deepness, a deep place, the sea, abyss, or downward or inward extent.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 4
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Open the full verse study19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
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Open the full verse study15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
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Open the full verse study4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
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Open the full verse study12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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Open the full verse study11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
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Open the full verse study5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
From verse 5
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Open the full verse study26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
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Open the full verse study6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
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Open the full verse study12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
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Open the full verse study19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
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Open the full verse study12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
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Open the full verse study13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
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Open the full verse study16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
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Open the full verse study20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
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Open the full verse study5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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