Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
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Bible References
Thorns
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 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;
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.
Hebrews 6:7
For land which has drunk in the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sakes, indeed, it is tilled, has a share in God's blessing.
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Mark 4:7
Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.