Mark 4:19
but the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment? This also is vanity, yes, it is a miserable business.
Isaiah 5:2He dug it up,gathered out its stones,planted it with the choicest vine,built a tower in its midst,and also cut out a winepress therein.He looked for it to yield grapes,but it yielded wild grapes.
Matthew 3:10"And even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
Luke 10:41The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
Luke 12:29Do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
Luke 21:34"So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
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 →