New International Version
Mark 4:18
18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;
Mark 4:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word,
Context of Mark 4:18
16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
Read all of Mark 4Mark 4:18 word by word
καὶ ἄλλοι εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι· οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον ἀκούσαντες,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- are theyεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- which are sownὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- which are sownσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
- amongεἰςeis · towardG1519
- thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
- such as hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
Cross-references for Mark 4:18
- Mark 4:7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
- Jeremiah 4:3This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.
- Matthew 13:22The 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.
- Luke 8:14The seed that fell among thorns stands for 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.
Commentaries on Mark 4:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 See the notes at Matthew 13:18-23.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20The explanation of the parable of the four soils uses an allegory (a story where each part has a deeper meaning). The farmer represents someone who shares God’s word (4:14). The four types of soil represent different ways people respond to that message. The main point of the parable is that people should be like good soil and listen to God’s word (4:9). Only those who produce a crop (show a changed life) and continue faithfully to the end will be saved…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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