"Other[seed] fellamongthe thorns;and the thornsgrewup with it and chokedit out.
"Both thornsand thistlesit shall growfor you; And you will eatthe plantsof the field;
For thussaysthe LORDto the menof Judahand to Jerusalem,"Breakup your fallowground,And do not sowamongthorns.
"And the one on whom seed was sownamongthe thorns,thisis the man who hearsthe word,and the worryof the worldand the deceitfulnessof wealthchokethe word,and it becomesunfruitful.
"Othersfellamongthe thorns,and the thornscameup and chokedthem out.
"Other[seed] fellamongthe thorns,and the thornscameup and chokedit, and it yieldednocrop.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
"The [seed] which fellamongthe thorns,theseare the ones who have heard,and as they go on their waythey are chokedwith worriesand richesand pleasuresof [this] life,and bringnofruit to maturity.
"Other[seed] fellon rocky[soil], and as soon as it grewup, it withered away,becauseit hadnomoisture.
"Other[seed] fellinto the goodsoil,and grewup, and produceda cropa hundred times as great."As He saidthese things,He would callout, "He who hasearsto hear,let him hear."
