Mark 4:18

Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

17but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.

19but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:22By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the person who hears the message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.

Luke 8:14By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world’s cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.

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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