Matthew 13:22

Free Bible Version

The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptation of money choke the message so that they become fruitless.

Cross References

Psalm 52:7

“See what happens to those who don't go to God for help but instead rely on their great wealth and strength—which only brings their destruction!”

Psalm 62:10

Don't trust in money made by extortion or robbery. Don't be proud of your wealth even if you are successful—don't make money what you live for.

Proverbs 11:28

If you trust in your riches, you'll fall; but if you do good, you'll flourish like green leaves.

Proverbs 23:5

It disappears in the blink of an eye, suddenly growing wings and flying off into the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

What about someone who has no family to help him, no brother or son, who works all the time, but isn't satisfied with the money he makes. “Who am I working for?” he asks himself. “Why am I preventing myself from enjoying life?” Such a situation is hard to explain—it's an evil business!

Jeremiah 4:3

This is what the Lord is saying to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Plow your unplowed ground, and don't sow among the thorns.

Matthew 12:32

Those who say something against the Son of man will be forgiven, but those who say something against the Holy Spirit won't be forgiven, neither in this life nor the next.

Matthew 13:39

The enemy that sowed the weed seeds is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers are angels.

Matthew 13:40

Just as the weeds are harvested and burned so it will be at the end of the world.

Matthew 13:7

Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked them.

Luke 12:15

“Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by all the things they own.”

Luke 12:21

This is what happens to people who hoard up wealth for themselves but are not rich as far as God is concerned.”

Luke 21:34

Watch out that you don't become distracted by partying or getting drunk or by the worries of this life, so that this day catches you by surprise.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.

Acts 8:18

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands on people, he offered them money.

Romans 12:2

Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.

1 Corinthians 1:20

So how about the wise, the writers, and the philosophers of this age? Hasn't God turned the wisdom of this world into foolishness?

1 Corinthians 2:6

However, we do use words of wisdom when we speak to those who are spiritually mature, but this isn't wisdom that comes from this world, or from the rulers of this world who soon fade from the scene.

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this world understood anything about this—for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don't deceive yourselves. If there's any one of you who thinks they're worldly wise, they should become fools so they can become truly wise!

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don't trust in God. They can't see the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave himself for our sins to set us free from this current world of evil, following the will of our God and Father.

Ephesians 2:2

living your lives according to the ways of the world, under the control of the devil, whose spirit is at work in those who disobey God.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn those who are rich in the present world not to become proud. Tell them not to place their trust in wealth that is so insecure but in God who so freely gives us everything for our enjoyment.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas has abandoned me because he loves the things of this world more, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.