"And othersare the ones on whom seed was sownamongthe thorns;theseare the ones who have heardthe word,
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.
and they haveno[firm] rootin themselves,but are [only] temporary;then,when afflictionorpersecutionarisesbecauseof the word,immediatelythey fall away.
but the worriesof the world,and the deceitfulnessof riches,and the desiresfor other thingsenterin and chokethe word,and it becomesunfruitful.
"Other[seed] fellamongthe thorns,and the thornscameup and chokedit, and it yieldednocrop.
"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.
