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Mark 4:18

God's word

16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

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BSB
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
KJV
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
WEB
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
ASV
And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,
DARBY
And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,
BLB
And others are the ones sown among the thorns. These are the ones having heard the word,
ÅB
Og andre igjen er de som såes blant torner; det er de som hører ordet,
OTB
Andre er som korn sådd blant torner; de hører ordet,
B1930
Og andre igjen er de som såes blandt torner; det er de som hører ordet,

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Cross references

  • Luke 8:14

    The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

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  • Jeremiah 4:3

    For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.

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  • Matthew 13:22

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

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  • Mark 4:7

    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

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