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.
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.
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 Timothy 6:17
Charge the rich of this world not to be arrogant, nor to set their hopes on such an uncertain thing as riches, but on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
2 Timothy 4:10
for Demas has deserted me for love of the present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Acts 5:1-11
But a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, had sold a piece of property,
Matthew 6:24-25
No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 13:7
And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out.
Matthew 19:16-24
A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"
Mark 4:18-19
It is different with those sown among the thorns. They are people who listen to the message,
Mark 10:23-25
And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"
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 12:21
That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God."
Luke 12:29-30
So you must not ask what you are to have to eat or drink, and you must not be anxious about it.
Luke 14:16-24
He said to him, "A man once gave a great dinner, and invited a large number to it,
Luke 18:24-25
And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!
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.
Acts 8:18
But when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was imparted through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
2 Peter 2:14-15
They have eyes for nobody but adulterous women??yes insatiable in sin. They lure unsteadfast souls. Their hearts are trained in greed. They are accursed!
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,
Jude 1:11-12
Alas for them, for they follow Cain's path, they plunge into Balaam's error for gain, and they perish in rebelliousness like Korah's.