For YHWH says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Y’all are to break up your* untilled ground, and y’all must not sow among thorns.
Mark 4:7 - Y'all Version Bible Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded 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. |
For YHWH says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Y’all are to break up your* untilled ground, and y’all must not sow among thorns.
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
Still other seeds fell on excellent soil and yielded a crop, a hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much.
But when the sun had risen, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.
Others fell into the excellent ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
Then he said to them, “Y’all must beware and be on guard against all kinds of greed, for a person’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of possessions.”
“But y’all be careful, or y’all’s hearts will be weighed down with intoxication, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, and that day will come down on y’all unexpectedly like a trap.
The seed that fell among the thorns are those who have heard, but as they go on their way, they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, so they bring no fruit to maturity.
Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.