Mark 4:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.

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.

Jeremiah 4:3

People of Jerusalem and Judah, don't be so stubborn! Your hearts have become hard, like unplowed ground where thornbushes grow.

Mark 4:7

Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked out the plants. So they did not produce any grain.

Mark 4:17

But they don't have roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.

Mark 4:19

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.