Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 13:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:”
Matthew 13:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
And when he sowed, some {seeds} fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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