MARK 4:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Some of the seed landed in a thistle patch, and the thistles grew and choked it out, so the plants never bore a crop.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And other fell into the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it did not give fruit.

UST Other seeds fell onto an area full of thorny plants. These thorny plants grew quickly and crowded out the grain plants. So, the grain plants did not produce a crop.

BSB Other [ seed ] fell among thorns, [which] grew up and choked [the seedlings], and [they] yielded no crop.

BLB And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

AICNT And other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it did not yield fruit.

OEB Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

WEBBE Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

LSV and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit;

FBV Other seeds fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked the sprouting seeds, so they produced nothing.

TCNT Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it produced no fruit.

T4T As the farmer sowed, other seeds fell on ground that contained roots of thorny plants. The seeds grew, but the thorny plants also grew up and crowded out the good plants. So the plants produced no grain.

LEB And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.[fn]

4:7 Literally “fruit,” describing here the grain harvested from the healthy plants; in contemporary English this would more naturally be expressed by terms like “grain” or “crop”

BBE And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

Moff some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so it bore no crop;

Wymth Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.

ASV And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

DRA And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

YLT and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

Drby And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

RV And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

SLT And other fell in thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit.

Wbstr And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

KJB-1769 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

KJB-1611 And some fell among thornes, and the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it yeelded no fruite.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And some fell among thornes: and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, and it gaue no fruite.
(And some fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit.)

Gnva And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.
(And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, so that it gave no fruit. )

Cvdl And some fel amonge the thornes, & the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it gaue no frute.
(And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit.)

TNT And some fell amonge the thornes and the thornes grewe vp and choked it so that it gave no frute.
(And some fell among the thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it so that it gave no fruit. )

Wycl And othere felde doun in to thornes, and thornes sprongen vp, and strangliden it, and it yaf not fruyt.
(And other field down in to thorns, and thorns sprung up, and strangled it, and it gave not fruit.)

Luth Und etliches fiel unter die Dornen, und die Dornen wuchsen empor und erstickten‘s, und es brachte keine Frucht:
(And several fell under the thorns, and the thorns grew upward and suffocated_it, and it brought no fruit:)

ClVg Et aliud cecidit in spinas: et ascenderunt spinæ, et suffocaverunt illud, et fructum non dedit.
(And something_else fell in/into/on thorns/spines: and they_went_up thorns/spines, and they_suffocated it/this/that, and fruit not/no he_gave. )

UGNT καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό, καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν.
(kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas, kai anebaʸsan hai akanthai kai sunepnixan auto, kai karpon ouk edōken.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό, καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν.
(kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas, kai anebaʸsan hai akanthai kai sunepnixan auto, kai karpon ouk edōken.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι, καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό, καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν.
(Kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas, kai anebaʸsan hai akanthai, kai sunepnixan auto, kai karpon ouk edōken.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι, καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό, καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκε.
(Kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas, kai anebaʸsan hai akanthai, kai sunepnixan auto, kai karpon ouk edōke. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–9: Jesus told a parable about four types of soil

Jesus told a parable about a man who scattered seed in different kinds of soil. The different kinds of soil represent different kinds of people. The seeds thrown by the man represent God’s word. Different kinds of people receive God’s word in different ways.

Satan causes some people to forget God’s Word so they do not accept it. These people are represented by the soil along the path (4:4). Some people accept God’s Word but when troubles or persecution happen to them, they quickly reject God’s Word. These people are represented by the rocky soil (4:5–6). Some people accept God’s Word but worries about daily living cause them to not do anything for God. These people are represented by the soil with thorns (4:7). Some people accept God’s Word and do deeds that honor God. These people are represented by the good soil (4:8).

It is good to translate the section before you decide on a heading for it. Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parable about four kinds of soil

The parable of the sower and the soils

The four soils parable/story/illustration

A parable of a man scattering seed

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 13:1–9 and Luke 8:4–8.

4:7a

Other seed fell among thorns,

Other seeds fell in an area with thorn seeds/roots,
Some seeds landed where thorns/weeds were growing.

Other seed fell among thorns: The phrase among thorns probably refers to soil where roots or seeds of thorny plants were present. It is also possible that these seeds fell along the edge of the field where thorny plants were already growing. So when the seeds began to grow, the thorn plants also grew.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up (CEV)

Other seeds fell where thorns habitually grow

Other seeds fell upon soil with thorn seeds/roots

fell: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as fell is the same verb as in 4:4b and 4:5a. Consider whether it is natural in your language to use the same verb or another verb with a similar meaning.

thorns: The Greek word that the BSB translates as thorns can refer to any kind of thorny plant. In this context, this word probably refers to the seeds or roots of thorny plants. Or it may refer to young thorny plants.

Here are some other ways to translate the word thorns:

Use a general term in your language for thorny plants or for undesirable plants that compete with grain plants. For example:
young thorny plants/bushes
thorn seeds/roots
weeds
Use a specific word that describes a strong, fast-growing plant from your area that is annoying to farmers. If you choose a specific plant, try to choose one that has thorns. Do not use a word for a plant that only grows close to the ground (see the note in 4:7b).

4:7b

which grew up and choked the seedlings,

which grew and crowded the good plants,
The thorn plants grew tall and prevented/hindered the good plants from growing.

which grew up: The phrase which grew up refers to the thorn plants growing tall, perhaps one meter or more.

choked the seedlings: The Greek word that the BSB translates as choked here refers to the way that the thorns crowded the seedlings. These young plants did not have enough room, soil, water, or sunlight to grow well.

Here are some other ways you could translate this:

crowded the grain/good plants

kept the grain from growing to maturity

the seedlings: The Greek word that the BSB translates as the seedlings is literally “it” (as in the RSV). This pronoun refers to the seeds and the plants that grew from those seeds. The NIV uses the words “the plants.” Use a natural form in your language here.

4:7c

and they yielded no crop.

and/so they did not produce any grain/seeds.
Therefore, the good plants could not produce a crop.

and: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as and here introduces the result of what happened in 4:7b. Use a natural way in your language to indicate that 4:7c is the result of 4:7b.

they yielded no crop: The Greek words that the BSB translates as yielded…crop refer to producing a harvest. No grain grew from the seeds, so the farmer did not get any harvest from them.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

So those plants did not produce a crop. (NCV)

they did not yield any grain

Use a natural expression in your language for this process.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ἄλλο & αὐτό & οὐκ ἔδωκεν

other & it & not ˱it˲_gave

In this verse, the word other and the word it throughout the verse are singular in form, but they refer to many seeds as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: [others … them … they did not produce]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἄλλο

other

Jesus is using the adjective other as a noun to mean some of the rest of the seed that did not fall beside the road or on rocky soil. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. See how you translated the word in [4:5](../04/05.md). Alternate translation: [some of the rest of the seed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό

went_up the thorns (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας καί ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καί συνέπνιξαν αὐτό καί καρπόν οὐκ ἔδωκεν)

Here Jesus means that the thorns grew quickly and took all the nutrients, water, and sunlight, so the farmer’s plants could not grow well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the thorns grew very large and crowded it out] or [the thorns grew faster and kept it from growing well]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας καί ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καί συνέπνιξαν αὐτό καί καρπόν οὐκ ἔδωκεν)

Here the word fruit refers to the crop that the plants that grew from the seeds should have produced. Since the farmer is sowing wheat seeds, this crop would have been more wheat seeds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [it did not produce more seeds] or [when it sprouted it did not produce a harvest]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

καρπὸν

Here, the word fruit is singular in form, but it refers to many fruits as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: [fruits]

Parallel MARK 4:7

Section 4:1–9: Jesus told a parable about four types of soil

4:7a

4:7b

4:7c