Luke 8:7

"Another part fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6"Some other seed dropped on the rock, as soon as it grew it withered away, because it had no moisture.

8"But some fell on good soil, and grew up, and brought forth fruit, a hundredfold." When he said this, he called out, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him listen."

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Cross References

Matthew 13:22"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Mark 4:18There are others who are ‘sown among thorns.’

Luke 21:34"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

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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