Mark 4:7
and some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit:
1770 John Worsley NT
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 rose, it was burnt up, and withered because it had no root:
Cross References
Matthew 13:22And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.
Luke 8:7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
Luke 12:15And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.
1 Timothy 6:9But they, that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin 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 →