Mark 4:16
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
KJV
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| οὗτοί | houtoi | these | G3778 → |
| εἰσιν | eisin | are | G1510 → |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| πετρώδη | petrōdē | rocky places | G4075 → |
| σπειρόμενοι, | speiromenoi | sown, | G4687 → |
| οἳ | hoi | who | G3739 → |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 → |
| ἀκούσωσιν | akousōsin | they may hear | G191 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον, | logon | word, | G3056 → |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → |
| χαρᾶς | charas | joy | G5479 → |
| λαμβάνουσιν | lambanousin | receive | G2983 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | it | G846 → |
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