He also who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word; and the concerns of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
And have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
And that which fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go on, and are choked with concerns and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.