17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.
19 and the acares of this world, bthe deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word,1 accept it, and bear afruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Light Under a Basket
21 aAlso He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Mark 4:19:
Choke {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Riches {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Word {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Mark 4:19:
Lust {Easton's}
Care; Carefulness; Careful {I.S.B.E.}
Lust {I.S.B.E.}
World, Cosmological {I.S.B.E.}
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