Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
King James Version
In Context
6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Cross References
Genesis 3:18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →