Mark 4:18
`And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,
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Referenced Verses
- Jer 4:3 : 3 For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.
- Matt 13:22 : 22 `And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Mark 4:7 : 7 and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;
- Luke 8:14 : 14 `And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.
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- Luke 8:11-155 verses88%
11`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,
12and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.
13`And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
14`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.
15`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.
- Matt 13:18-269 verses87%
18`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
19Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
20`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
21and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
22`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
23`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
24Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
25and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
26and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
- Mark 4:3-97 verses87%
3`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
5and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,
6and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;
7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;
8and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
9And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'
- Mark 4:19-202 verses86%
19and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20`And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
- Mark 4:14-174 verses86%
14He who is sowing doth sow the word;
15and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.
16`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,
17and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
- Matt 13:3-97 verses85%
3and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
4and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
6and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
8and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
9He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'
- Luke 8:5-95 verses85%
5`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.
6`And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.
7`And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.
8`And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'
9And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'
- Mark 4:31-333 verses73%
31As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;
32and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'
33And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,
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38and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
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8and that which is bearing thorns and briers `is' disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end `is' for burning;
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28for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;
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18`See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'
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26And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
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23If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'
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29`And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,
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37for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.