Discovery BoxMark 4:7 
Context4:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, 1 and they grew up and choked it, 2 and it did not produce grain.
Mark 4:18-19
Context4:18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word, 4:19 but 3 worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, 4 and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, 5 and it produces nothing.
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.
3 tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
4 tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”
5 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.
