Mark 4:6 - Compare All Versions
Mark 4:6 NIV (New International Version)
But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Mark 4:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.
Mark 4:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 KJV (King James Version)
but when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
Mark 4:3-8 MSG (The Message)
“Listen. What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn’t put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came up with a flourish, producing a harvest exceeding his wildest dreams.
Mark 4:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away.
Mark 4:6 NET (New English Translation)
When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.