Mark 4:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

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  • Jer 4:3 : 3 For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: Get your unworked land ploughed up, do not put in your seeds among thorns.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.
  • Mark 4:7 : 7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 8:11-15
    5 verses
    88%

    11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

    12Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

    13And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

    14And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

    15And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • 87%

    18Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

    19When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

    20And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

    21But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

    22And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

    23And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    24And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

    25But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

    26But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

  • Mark 4:3-9
    7 verses
    87%

    3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

    5And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

    6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

    7And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

    8And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

    9And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 4:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    19And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

    20And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

  • Mark 4:14-17
    4 verses
    86%

    14The seed is the word.

    15And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

    16And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

    17And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

  • Matt 13:3-9
    7 verses
    85%

    3And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

    5And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

    6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

    7And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

    8And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    9He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 8:5-9
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    85%

    5A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

    6And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

    7And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

    8And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

    9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • Mark 4:31-33
    3 verses
    73%

    31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

    32But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

    33And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

  • 38And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

  • 8But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

  • 28The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

  • 18So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

  • 26And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

  • 23If any man has ears, let him give ear.

  • 29But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

  • 37In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.