Luke 8:7

And other fell among thorns, and they sprang up with it, and choked it.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

In Context

6And other fell upon the rock; and it immediately sprang up, and, because it had no moisture, it withered.

8And other fell into ground good and fair, and sprang up, and made fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these (words), he cried, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:22That sown the place of thorns, is he who heareth the word, but the anxious thought of this world and the illusions of riches stifle the word in him, and he is without fruits.

Mark 4:18And these who in the place of thorns are sown, these are they who hear the word;

Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves, that at any time your hearts be not heavy with excess and drunkenness, and the care of the world, and unawares shall come upon you that day.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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