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Mark 4:18

"And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Character;   Instability;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Sermon;   Sower;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Bearing Fruit;   Disobedience;   Word of God;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assurance;   Perseverance;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Allegory;   Apocalyptic;   Parable;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Allegory;   Crown of Thorns;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Heart;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Allegory;   Discourse;   Doctrines;   Ear (2);   Mystery ;   Parable;   Physical ;   Thorns;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Others are like seed sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word,
King James Version (1611)
And these are they which are sowen among thorns: such as heare the word,
King James Version
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
English Standard Version
And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word,
New American Standard Bible
"And others are the ones sown with seed among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
New Century Version
Others are like the seed planted among the thorny weeds. They hear the teaching,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
Legacy Standard Bible
And others are those being sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
Berean Standard Bible
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
Contemporary English Version
The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message.
Complete Jewish Bible
Others are those sown among thorns — they hear the message;
Darby Translation
And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Others are like the seed planted among the thorny weeds. They hear the teaching,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:
George Lamsa Translation
And those which were sown among thistles are those who have heard the word,
Good News Translation
Other people are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the ones who hear the message,
Lexham English Bible
And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear the word,
Literal Translation
These are those being sown into the thorn bushes, those hearing the Word,
American Standard Version
And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,
Bible in Basic English
And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,
Hebrew Names Version
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
International Standard Version
Still others are like the seedsare those">[fn] sown among the thornbushes. These are the people who hear the word,
Etheridge Translation
And these who in the place of thorns are sown, these are they who hear the word;
Murdock Translation
And those sown among thorns, are they that hear the word,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And those be they that receaue seede among thornes: and those [I saye] are such as heare the worde,
English Revised Version
And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,
World English Bible
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And these are they that have received it among thorns,
Weymouth's New Testament
Others there are who receive the seed among the thorns: these are they who have heard the Message,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ther ben othir that ben sowun in thornes; these it ben that heren the word,
Update Bible Version
And others are those that are sown among the thorns; these are those that have heard the word,
Webster's Bible Translation
And these are they who are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
New English Translation
Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,
New King James Version
Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,
New Living Translation
The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God's word,
New Life Bible
The seed that was planted among thorns is like some people who listen to the Word.
New Revised Standard
And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And others are they who among thorns are sown, - these are they who hear the word,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they that hear the word,
Revised Standard Version
And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they that are sowe amoge the thornes are soche as heare ye worde:
Young's Literal Translation
`And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And these are they that are sowen amoge the thornes: which heare the worde,
Mace New Testament (1729)
as for those, who receive seed as among thorns: they are such as hear the word.
THE MESSAGE
"The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The seed that fell among the thorns stands for those who hear God's good news,

Contextual Overview

1Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore. 2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them, 3"Listen! A sower went out to sow seed; 4and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up. 5"Other seed fell on rocks where there was not much soil; and immediately a plant sprang up because the soil had no depth. 6"And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away. 7"Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8"And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown]." 9And He said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words." 10As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 4:7, Jeremiah 4:3, Matthew 13:22, Luke 8:14

Reciprocal: Matthew 13:7 - General Luke 8:7 - thorns

Cross-References

Genesis 5:21
When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Genesis 36:2
Esau took his [three] wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon the Hivite,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these are they that are sown among thorns,.... Such hearers of the word are designed by the thorny ground, upon which other seed fell, as it was sown, who are of worldly dispositions; who are immoderately careful and anxious about the things of this life, and are bent upon acquiring earthly riches, and gratifying their carnal and sensual appetites:

such as hear the word; who notwithstanding are prevailed upon through custom, or the dictates of their consciences, to attend upon the ministry of the word.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 13:18-23.


 
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