Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
General references
Bible References
General references
Mark 4:18
And other seeds represent those who are sown among thorns. These are people who heard 'the word,'
Matthew 13:7
And other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and [eventually] choked out the tender sprouts.
Luke 8:7
And other [seed] fell among thorns, which grew up with it and [eventually] choked out [the tender sprouts].
Luke 12:15
And [then] He said to them, "Be careful and guard yourselves against [practicing] all forms of greed, for a person's life does not consist of having a lot of possessions."
Luke 21:34
"But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts do not become overburdened by carousing, and drunkenness, and the worries of life. [If you do], that 'day' [i.e., Jesus' second coming and judgment] will arrive suddenly, like a trap [i.e., which catches an animal by surprise].
1 Timothy 6:9
But those people who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and [spiritual] destruction.
1 John 2:15
You should not love the [godless] world, nor the things [i.e., the materialistic values] that are part of this [present] age. If any person loves the world, a [genuine] love for the Father is not in his heart.