Mark 4:7
Some of the seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out, and it yielded no grain.
Matthew 13:7
And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out.
Matthew 13:22
And what was sown among the thorns means the man who listens to the message, and then the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich choke the message out, and it yields nothing.
Mark 4:18-19
It is different with those sown among the thorns. They are people who listen to the message,
Luke 8:7
And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.
Luke 8:14
And what falls among the thorns means those who listen and pass on, and the worries and wealth and pleasures of life stifle them and they yield nothing.
Luke 12:15
And he said to them, "Take care! You must be on your guard against any form of greed, for a man's life does not belong to him, no matter how rich he is."
Luke 21:34
But take care that your hearts are not loaded down with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day takes you by surprise, like a trap.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,