Some other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.
but when the sun rose they got scorched and withered away because they had no root.
Some other seeds fell on good soil and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirtyfold.
some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so it bore no crop;
some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up along with it and choked it;