Mark 4:19

Conservative English Version

But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:4

Give up trying so hard to get rich.

Proverbs 23:5

Your money flies away before you know it, just like an eagle suddenly taking off.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

For example, some people don't have friends or family. But they are never satisfied with what they own, and they never stop working to get more. They should ask themselves, "Why am I always working to have more? Who will get what I leave behind?" What a senseless and miserable life!

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I hoped for sweet grapes, but bitter grapes were all that grew.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Matthew 19:23

Jesus said to his disciples, "It's terribly hard for rich people to get into the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 3:10

An ax is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into a fire.

Mark 4:18

The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message.

Luke 10:41

The Lord answered, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things,

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all of your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

John 15:2

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

Romans 12:2

Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

Ephesians 2:2

You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God.

Ephesians 6:12

We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.

Philippians 4:6

Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas loves the things of this world so much that he left me and went to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

2 Peter 1:8

If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful.

Jude 1:12

These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit.