‘But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, “I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.”
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
Who can I speak to and give such a warning that they will listen? Look, their ear is uncircumcised, , so they cannot pay attention. See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them – they find no pleasure in it.