Mark 4:18 - Exposition

And these are they which are sown among thorns . According to the best authorities, the words are ( καὶ ἄλλοι εἰσιν ), and others are they , etc. This marks a considerable difference between the two classes. This is the third condition of soft; and it is so much better than the former, inasmuch as the thorns present less obstacles to the growth of the seed than the rocky ground does. This similitude indicates the heart of that hearer who is beset with the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things.