Mark 4:7
And another fell among the thorns; and the thorns came up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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
6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had not root, it withered away.
Cross References
Matthew 13:22And that sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Luke 8:7And another fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Luke 12:15And he said to them: Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; because a man's life consists not in the abundance of his possessions.
1 Timothy 6:9But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which sink men into destruction and perdition.
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 →