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Mark 4:19 Cross-References

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And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. lusts: or, inordinate desires

Mark 4:19 (KJV)

Commentary on Mark 4:19

Jesus identifies three thorns: 'the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.' (1) 'Cares of this world' (αἱ μέριμναι τοῦ αἰῶνος)—anxious worry about temporal concerns, legitimate needs becoming consuming preoccupations. (2) 'Deceitfulness of riches' (ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου)—wealth's deceptive promise of security and satisfaction it cannot deliver. (3) 'Lusts of other things' (αἱ περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι)—desires for anything besides God. The result: 'choke the word' (συμπνίγουσιν τὸν λόγον), making ...

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