And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it lacked moisture.

'And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.

Another part drops upon the rock, and after growing up it withers away for want of moisture.

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Other seed fell on rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, because it had no moisture, it withered away.

And some fell upon a rock,.... Which the other evangelists call "stony places", and "stony ground"; by which are meant such hearers whose hearts are, hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, and continue so notwithstanding the preaching of the word unto them.
And as soon as it sprung up; as it did immediately, as the other evangelists say; and that for this reason, which they give, "because it had no depth of earth"; only a small crust, or shell of earth over the rock; and signifies, that these hearers had only a superficial knowledge of the word, and hastily made a profession of it, which soon came to nothing:
it withered away, because it lacked moisture; the other evangelists say, "when the sun was up, it was scorched"; meaning tribulation and persecution, the grace of God being wanting to support under fiery trials: the reason given in Matthew and Mark why it withered, is,
because it had no root; and so read the Persic and Ethiopic versions here.