And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
And when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered.
But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.