Mark 4:7

4:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

Mark 16:3

16:3 They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

sn That is, crowded out the good plants.