Luke 8:7

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Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

Cross References

Genesis 3:18

“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you shall eat the plants of the field.

Jeremiah 4:3

For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Plow your uncultivated ground [for a season], And do not sow among thorns.

Matthew 13:22

And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries and distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight]of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit.

Matthew 13:7

Other seed fell among thorns, and thorns came up and choked them out.

Mark 4:7

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

Luke 21:34

“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Luke 8:14

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, but as they go on their way they are suffocated with the anxieties and riches and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.

Luke 8:6

And some seed fell on [shallow soil covering] the rocks, and as soon as it sprouted, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Luke 8:8

And some fell into good soil, and grew up and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”