Mark 4:7

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Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it didn’t produce any grain.

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  • Jer 4:3 : 3 For this is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among thorns.
  • Gen 3:17-18 : 17 To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.' 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
  • Matt 13:7 : 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
  • Mark 4:18-19 : 18 Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
  • Luke 8:7 : 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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  • Matt 13:3-8
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    94%

    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

    5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

    6But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no roots, they withered away.

    7Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

  • Luke 8:5-8
    4 verses
    94%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

    6Other seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew up, it withered because it had no moisture.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

    8Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • Mark 4:3-6
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    89%

    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

    5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it didn’t have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

    6But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

  • Luke 8:11-15
    5 verses
    87%

    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

    13The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.

    14The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    87%

    14The sower sows the word.

    15These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16In a similar way, these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.

    17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

    18Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

    19but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

  • Matt 13:18-26
    9 verses
    84%

    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

    20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

    21But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

  • Mark 4:8
    83%

    8Still other seed fell on good soil. It grew, producing fruit that increased and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.

  • Mark 4:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.

    32But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.

  • Heb 6:8
    75%

    8But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.

  • Mark 4:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28The soil produces a crop by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the full grain on the head.

    29As soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle because the harvest has come.

  • Matt 7:19
    74%

    19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

  • Luke 6:44
    73%

    44Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from bramble bushes.

  • Mark 4:26
    73%

    26He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

  • Matt 7:16-17
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    72%

    16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

    17In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

  • Luke 12:16
    72%

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Luke 13:9
    72%

    9If it bears fruit next year, fine! But if not, then cut it down.'

  • Luke 13:6
    72%

    6Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.'

  • Matt 15:13
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    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.