Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

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Other[a] seeds fell on rocky ground[b] where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:5 tn Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 13:5 sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.
  3. Matthew 13:5 tn Grk “because it did not have depth of earth.”