Luke 8:7

Weymouth NT

Another part falls among the thorns, and the thorns grow up with it and stifle it.

Cross References

Matthew 13:22

He who has received the seed among the thorns is the man who hears the Message, but the cares of the present age and the delusions of riches quite stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 13:7

Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.

Mark 4:7

Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.

Luke 21:34

»But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come upon you, suddenly, like a falling trap;

Luke 8:14

That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.

Luke 8:6

Another part drops upon the rock, and after growing up it withers away for want of moisture.

Luke 8:8

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one.« While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, »Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!«