Mark 4:18

Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,

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And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

In Context

17But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, and then they quickly fall away.

19but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the word, and it becomes unproductive.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:22The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptation of money choke the message so that they become fruitless.

Luke 8:14The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.

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 →

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