Mark 4:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The third group hears the word, but they are sown among thorns.
What Does Mark 4:18 Mean?
Jesus comes to the thorny ground and begins, as before, with hearing: such as hear the word. These are genuine hearers, deeper than the path and steadier than the rock, planted in soil rich enough to grow a real crop. The danger here lies not in the hearer but in what shares the ground.
It is possible to receive the word sincerely and still carry it into a crowded heart. Nothing dramatic goes wrong in this soil; that is its peril. The verse holds the mirror gently before every busy life and lets the next verse name the thorns. For now the question is simple and searching: what else is growing where the word of God is trying to live?
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What does Mark 4:18 mean?
The third group hears the word, but they are sown among thorns.