OET interlinear MARK 4:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἄλλοι εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι

others (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἄλλοι εἰσίν οἱ εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι οὗτοι εἰσίν οἱ τόν λόγον ἀκούσαντες)

Here Jesus speaks about what happens to these people as if it were what happened in the parable when the seeds were sown into the thorns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [what happened to the seeds having been sown into the thorns is like what happens to others]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σπειρόμενοι

˓being˒_sown

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the farmer who was sowing seed. Alternate translation: [whom the farmer sowed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἄλλοι εἰσίν οἱ εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι οὗτοι εἰσίν οἱ τόν λόγον ἀκούσαντες)

Just as in [4:14](../04/14.md), Jesus is using the term word to mean the gospel, which people preach using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the gospel]