Mark 4:7
4:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, 1 and they grew up and choked it, 2 and it did not produce grain.
Mark 4:28
4:28 By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
1 sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.
2 sn That is, crowded out the good plants.