Mark 4:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:3

For to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, thus says the Lord: Till your untilled ground, and do not sow among thorns.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

Matthew 13:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.

Matthew 13:8

But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.

Mark 4:6

And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots.

Mark 4:8

And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

Luke 12:15

Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Parable of the Rich Fool.

Luke 21:34

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

Luke 8:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.