Mark 4:7
And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
In Context
6and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:3For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Matthew 13:22And he that is sown among the thorns this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Luke 8:7and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with [it] choked it;
Luke 12:15And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
1 Timothy 6:9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21
The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →