Mark 4:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

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  • Jer 4:3 : 3 For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your unplowed ground, and sow not among thorns.
  • Gen 3:17-18 : 17 Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the herb of the field;
  • Matt 13:7 : 7 Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
  • Mark 4:18-19 : 18 And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
  • Luke 8:7 : 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be burdened with surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day comes upon you unexpectedly.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • 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 him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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  • Matt 13:3-8
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    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5Some fell on rocky places, where there was not much soil, and they immediately sprang up because the soil was shallow.

    6But when the sun came up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

    7Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

    8But others fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

  • Luke 8:5-8
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

    6And some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

    7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

    8And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. When he had said these things, he cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:3-6
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    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

    4And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

    5And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

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

  • Luke 8:11-15
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    87%

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

    12Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

    13They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

    14And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

    15But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Mark 4:14-20
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    14The sower sows the word.

    15And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown; but when they hear it, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16And these are likewise the ones sown on stony ground; who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

    17and have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

    18And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,

    19and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20And these are the ones sown on good ground; those who hear the word, receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

  • Matt 13:18-26
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    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

    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 falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

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

    22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

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

    24He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

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

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

  • Mark 4:8
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    8And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

  • Mark 4:31-32
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    31It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds on the earth;

    32but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.

  • Heb 6:8
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    8But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.

  • Mark 4:28-29
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    28For the earth yields fruit by itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

    29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.

  • Matt 7:19
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    19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

  • Luke 6:44
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    44For every tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they gather grapes.

  • Mark 4:26
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    26And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

  • Matt 7:16-17
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    16You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

    17Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Luke 13:9
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    9And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.

  • Luke 13:6
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    6He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.