Mar 4:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth-- "the rocky ground"; in Matthew ( ), "the rocky places"; in Luke ( ), "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 . Third Case: The Thorny Ground. ( , 18, 19).

‏ Mark 4:5

5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth--"the rocky ground"; in Matthew (Mt 13:5), "the rocky places"; in Luke (Lu 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 Mr 4:16.

Third Case: The Thorny Ground. (Mr 4:7, 18, 19).