And some fell among thorns. And the thorns sprung up and choked them.
It shall also bring forth thorns and thistles to you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.
And that sown into the thorns is this: he who hears the Word; and the anxiety of this world, and the deceit of riches, choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.
And the sun rising, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered away.
And some fell on the good ground and yielded fruit, indeed one a hundredfold, and one sixty, and one thirty.
And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And other fell amidst thorns, and springing up with the thorns, they choked it.