Mark 4:18

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Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:3

This is what the Lord is saying to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Plow your unplowed ground, and don't sow among the thorns.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptation of money choke the message so that they become fruitless.

Mark 4:17

But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, and then they quickly fall away.

Mark 4:19

but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the word, and it becomes unproductive.

Mark 4:7

Other seeds fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked the sprouting seeds, so they produced nothing.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.