“And others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them out.
And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:
Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorny plants grew and choked them.
Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
and the ground shall bring forth thorns and thistles for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.
“And that sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the worry of this age and the deceit of riches choke the word, and it becomes fruitless.
“But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered.
“And others fell on good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
“And other fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
“And other fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.