The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:7 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it produced no fruit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Other seed [of the same kind] fell among thorn plants, and the thistles grew and pressed together and utterly choked and suffocated it, and it yielded no grain. American Standard Version (1901) And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. Common English Bible Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorny plants grew and choked the seeds, and they produced nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version And some fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and suffocated it, and it did not produce fruit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. |
The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
But other seeds fell on good soil and produced fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times more than what was sown.
But when the sun rose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
But other seed fell into good soil and produced fruit that grew and increased; some bore thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times more than what was sown.”
Then he said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
“Watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.
The seed that fell among the thorns are those who have heard, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.