Luke 8:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.

Cross References

Genesis 3:18

Thorns and thistles it shall bear for you, and you shall eat the grass of the field.

Jeremiah 4:3

For to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, thus says the Lord: Till your untilled ground, and do not sow among thorns.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

Matthew 13:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.

Mark 4:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.

Luke 21:34

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

Luke 8:6

Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for lack of moisture.

Luke 8:8

And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” After saying this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.” The Purpose of the Parables.