Mark 4:7
And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered it, and it yielded no fruit.
Family 35 New Testament
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 upon the sun's rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.
Cross References
Matthew 13:22But the seed sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, but the care of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.
Luke 8:7And some fell among thorns, and springing up together the thorns choked it.
Luke 12:15Then He said to them, “Keep alert and guard against covetousness, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires, that plunge people into ruin and loss;
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 →