Markus 4:5

4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground ¹  where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. ² 

Markus 4:17

4:17 But ³  they have no root in themselves and do not endure. ⁴  Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

[4:5]  ¹ sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.

[4:5]  ² tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “are temporary.”