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Mark 4:19-21
New International Version
Mark 4:19-21
New International Version
19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(A) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, 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.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(B)
Mark 4:19-21
King James Version
Mark 4:19-21
King James Version
19 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.
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
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Mark 4:19-21
English Standard Version
Mark 4:19-21
English Standard Version
19 but (A)the cares of (B)the world and (C)the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and (D)bear fruit, (E)thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
A Lamp Under a Basket
21 (F)And he said to them, (G)“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
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