Matthew 13:22

But he that is sown in thorns, is this that heareth the word, and the busyness (or the concerns) of this world, and the fallacy [or the falseness] of riches strangleth the word, and it is made without fruit.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

He 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.

In Context

21And he hath not root in himself, but is temporal. For when tribulation and persecution is made for the word, anon he is slandered. (But it hath no root in him, and is but temporary. For when tribulation and persecution cometh because of this word, at once he is caused to stumble.)

23But he that is sown into good land, is this that heareth the word, and understandeth (it), and bringeth forth fruit. And some maketh an hundredfold, truly another sixtyfold and another thirtyfold.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:20And Achan answered to Joshua, and said to him, Verily (or Truly), I have sinned before the Lord God of Israel, and I have done thus and thus;

Psalms 52:7and they shall say, Lo! the man that setted not God his helper. But he hoped in the multitude of his riches; and had mastery in his vanity. (and they shall say, Behold! the man who did not want God to be his helper. But he trusted in the multitude of his riches; and had the mastery through his wickedness.)

Proverbs 11:28He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall; but just men shall burgeon as a green leaf (or but the righteous shall flourish like the green leaves).

Ecclesiastes 4:8one there is, and he hath not a second; neither a son, nor a brother; and nevertheless he ceaseth not to travail, neither his eyes be (ful)filled with riches; neither he bethinketh ( to) him (self), and saith, To whom travail I, and deceive my soul in goods? In this also is vanity, and the worst torment. (one is alone, and he hath not a second, or someone with him; neither a son, nor a brother; and yet he ceaseth not to labour, and his eyes be not fulfilled with his riches; nor he thinketh to himself, and saith, For whom do I labour, and deprive myself of the enjoyment of good things? This is also empty and futile, and the worst torment.)

Ecclesiastes 5:13Also another sickness is full evil, which I saw under the sun; riches (that) be kept into the harm of their lord.

Matthew 6:24No man may serve two lords, for either he shall hate the one, and love the tother; either he shall sustain the one, and despise the other. Ye may not serve God and riches (or Ye cannot serve God and money, or wealth).

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 →

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