Luke 8:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ And other [seed] fell among thorns, which grew up with it and [eventually] choked out [the tender sprouts].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it [off].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Common English Bible

⁷ Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorns grew with the plants and choked them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

Luke 8:7 Cross References

Matthew 13:22

And the person who was sown among the thorns is the one who hears the message, but the anxieties of the world [i.e., of life] and the deceptiveness of [material] riches choke the message and he becomes unproductive.

Matthew 13:7

And other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and [eventually] choked out the tender sprouts.

Mark 4:7

And other seeds fell among thorns which grew up and choked them so that they yielded no crop.

Luke 21:34

“But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts do not become overburdened by carousing, and drunkenness, and the worries of life. [If you do], that ‘day’ [i.e., Jesus’ second coming and judgment] will arrive suddenly, like a trap [i.e., which catches an animal by surprise].

Luke 8:14

And those people [represented by the seed] that fell among thorns are the ones who have heard [the word], and as they go about their business, they become choked by worry, by money and by worldly pleasures, and produce no mature crop.

Luke 8:6

And other [seed] fell on rocky ground and as soon as it started to grow, it [quickly] withered away, because it had no moisture.

Luke 8:8

And [still] other [seed] fell into fertile soil; it grew and produced a crop of one hundred times [as much as was planted].” As He said these things, He called out; “The person who has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully.”