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Mark 4:19-21
Names of God Bible
Mark 4:19-21
Names of God Bible
19 but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of riches, and the desires for other things take over. They choke the word so that it can’t produce anything. 20 Others are like seeds planted on good ground. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops—thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.”
A Story about a Lamp
21 Yeshua said to them, “Does anyone bring a lamp into a room to put it under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a lamp stand?
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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
New King James Version
Mark 4:19-21
New King James Version
19 and the (A)cares of this world, (B)the 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, [a]accept it, and bear (C)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Light Under a Basket(D)
21 (E)Also 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?
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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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