"Casting seeds on stony ground"
Does anyone know the origin of this phrase?
Seeds that are sown on stony ground spring up quickly. But the plants die because they can't grow deep roots.
From a search on Bible Gateway:
Mark 4:16
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
(Whole Chapter: Mark 4 In context: Mark 4:15-17)
Mark 4:5
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
(Whole Chapter: Mark 4 In context: Mark 4:4-6)
Matthew 13:20
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
(Whole Chapter: Matthew 13 In context: Matthew 13:19-21)
Matthew 13:5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
(Whole Chapter: Matthew 13 In context: Matthew 13:4-6)
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