And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

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Again, the parallel phrase with Matthew's Gospel is completely consistent (Matthew 13:5), but Luke's Gospel expresses it completely differently, 'some fell upon a rock' (Luke 8:6). However, there is a deep correlation between the text and Luke's record in terms of content. This
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is because 'on stony ground' in the main text is not farmland with a little bit of stone mixed in, but a place where the soil is thinly covered on a field that is almost made of stones. Such soil can be easily found near the Sea of Galilee. Such a place can easily take moisture
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and acts like a greenhouse, so it sprouts quickly. However, the soft roots cannot withstand the scorching heat of the sun and soon wither away because they are exposed almost to the ground. Regarding this, Luke's expression 'it withered away because it lacked moisture'
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harmonizes appropriately with the main text that speaks of dying due to the heat of the sun. A stony bed probably refers to a thin layer of topsoil over bedrock. Although the seed will soon sprout because of the soil on the outside, the rock underneath prevents it from taking
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root deeply. Without such a root, the seed cannot absorb enough moisture from the ground and will wither and wither in the sun. The same seed also falls on rocky ground. Seeds soon sprout from shallow soil. A stony field is a field with other stones slightly below a layer of
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limestone or soil. This holds the moisture together so the plants grow quickly. However, as soon as the sun rises, the water evaporates and the newly emerged plants dry up. “But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.” ; However,
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shallow soil means that there are few roots and there is not enough moisture to grow the seeds. After the sun rises, it burns and dries up.

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