Mark 4:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:3

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

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes 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.

Mark 4:17

But they don't have any 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.

Mark 4:7

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

Luke 8:14

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