MARK 4:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered.

UST Then, the sun shone on the new plants and dried them up. Then, because they did not have good roots, the plants died.

BSB But when the sun rose, [the seedlings] were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

MSB But when the sun rose, [the seedlings] were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

BLB And after the sun rose, it was scorched, and because of not having root, it withered away.

AICNT and when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered.

OEB but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.

WEBBE When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

LSV and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of having no root it withered;

FBV they were scorched when the sun came up. Since they didn't have any real roots, they soon withered.

TCNT But when the sun rose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

T4T But after the sun shone on those young plants, they became scorched. Then they withered because they did not have deep roots.

LEB And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.

BBE And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

Moff but when the sun rose it got scorched and withered away, because it had no root;

Wymth but when the sun is risen, it is scorched, and through having no root it withers away.

ASV and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

DRA And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

YLT and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

Drby and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

RV and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

SLT And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and because it had no root, it was dried up.

Wbstr But when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

KJB-1769 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

KJB-1611 But when the Sunne was vp, it was scorched, and because it had no roote, it withered away.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But assoone as the sonne was vp, it caught heate: and because it hadde not roote, it wythered away.
(But as soon as the son was up, it caught heat: and because it had not root, it withered away.)

Gnva But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
(But as soon as ye/you_all Sun was up, it was burnt up, and because it had not root, it withered away. )

Cvdl Now wha the Sonne arose, it caught heate: and in so moch as it had no rote, it wythred awaye.
(Now what the Son arose, it caught heat: and in so much as it had no root, it withered away.)

TNT but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
(but as son as the sun was up it caught heat and because it had not rooting withered away. )

Wycl And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote.
(And when the sun rose up, it withered for heat, and it dried up, for it had no root.)

Luth Da nun die Sonne aufging, verwelkte es, und dieweil es nicht Wurzel hatte, verdorrete es.
(So now the sun on/in/toging, withered it, and meanwhile it not root(n) had, withered it.)

ClVg et quando exortus est sol, exæstuavit: et eo quod non habebat radicem, exaruit.
(and when risen it_is the_sun, got_hot: and by_him that not/no had root, dried_up. )

UGNT καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη, καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
(kai hote aneteilen ho haʸlios ekaumatisthaʸ, kai dia to maʸ eⱪein ɽizan exaʸranthaʸ.)

SBL-GNT ⸂καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος⸃ ⸀ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
(⸂kai hote aneteilen ho haʸlios⸃ ⸀ekaumatisthaʸ kai dia to maʸ eⱪein ɽizan exaʸranthaʸ.)

RP-GNT ἡλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος ἐκαυματίσθη, καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
(haʸliou de anateilantos ekaumatisthaʸ, kai dia to maʸ eⱪein ɽizan exaʸranthaʸ.)

TC-GNT [fn]ἡλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος ἐκαυματίσθη, καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
(haʸliou de anateilantos ekaumatisthaʸ, kai dia to maʸ eⱪein ɽizan exaʸranthaʸ. )

4:6 ηλιου δε ανατειλαντος ¦ και οτε ανετειλεν ο ηλιος CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–9: Jesus told a parable about four types of soil

Jesus told a parable about a man who scattered seed in different kinds of soil. The different kinds of soil represent different kinds of people. The seeds thrown by the man represent God’s word. Different kinds of people receive God’s word in different ways.

Satan causes some people to forget God’s Word so they do not accept it. These people are represented by the soil along the path (4:4). Some people accept God’s Word but when troubles or persecution happen to them, they quickly reject God’s Word. These people are represented by the rocky soil (4:5–6). Some people accept God’s Word but worries about daily living cause them to not do anything for God. These people are represented by the soil with thorns (4:7). Some people accept God’s Word and do deeds that honor God. These people are represented by the good soil (4:8).

It is good to translate the section before you decide on a heading for it. Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parable about four kinds of soil

The parable of the sower and the soils

The four soils parable/story/illustration

A parable of a man scattering seed

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 13:1–9 and Luke 8:4–8.

4:6a

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched,

But when the sun rose high in the sky, it burned the plants,
But when the sun became hot, the plants turned brown.

But: There is some contrast between the seeds sprouting quickly (4:5b) and the plants being scorched (4:6a). So the BSB uses the conjunction But here. However, it may be more natural in your language to use a different conjunction here. Here are some examples:

and (RSV)

Then (GNT)

In other languages, no conjunction is necessary here. For example, the GW says:

When the sun came up

the sun rose: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as the sun rose here refers to the hottest part of the day. Here this clause does not refer to soon after sunrise, but to later in the day, perhaps midday. It may be necessary to make this explicit. For example:

the sun rose high in the sky

the sun became hot

the seedlings were scorched: This is a passive clause. If it is more natural in your language to use an active verb here, you can say:

the plants burned/dried up in the heat

the sun scorched the plants

scorched: The word scorched indicates that the heat from the sun caused the plants to become dry and brown. Your language may use a different verb than scorched in this context. Here are some examples:

the plants withered

the sun caused the plants to turn brown

4:6b

and they withered because they had no root.

and they dried up because they did not have enough roots.
Because they lacked roots, they dried and died.

they withered because they had no root: The conjunction because introduces the reason why the plants withered. They withered because they had no root. In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of the clauses in this verse part. For example:

because they had no root, they withered

they had no root and so they withered

they had no root, that is why they withered

withered: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as withered means “became dry.” When a plant becomes dry, its leaves shrink and turn brown, and the plant dies.

they had no root: The expression had no root is hyperbole. The expression emphasizes the fact that, because the soil was shallow, the plants did not have enough roots to live under the hot sun. The roots could not grow down past the rock to find water.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

because they did not have deep roots (NCV)

since their roots were so little/weak

root: The word root is singular. It may be more natural in your language to use a plural form here.

General Comment on 4:6a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to describe the phrase “were scorched, and they withered” using only one verb. For example:

they soon dried up

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος

rose the sun

Here, the phrase the sun rose refers to the sun coming up over the horizon in the morning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the sun came up] or [the sun began to shine in the morning]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκαυματίσθη & τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη

˱it˲_˓was˒_scorched & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη καί διά τό μή ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη)

Here, although the pronoun it is singular throughout the verse, it refers to the seeds that the farmer sowed in [4:5](../04/05.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form here. Alternate translation: [they were scorched … they had no root, they withered]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐκαυματίσθη

˱it˲_˓was˒_scorched

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the sun. Alternate translation: [the sun scorched it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη καί διά τό μή ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη)

Jesus says no root here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [it had almost no root] or [it had very small roots]

Parallel MARK 4:6

Section 4:1–9: Jesus told a parable about four types of soil

4:6a

4:6b

General Comment on 4:6a–b