Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

The deceitfulness

Bible References

Seed

Matthew 13:7
And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out.
Mark 4:18
It is different with those sown among the thorns. They are people who listen to the message,
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 18:24
And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!
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.

The care

Matthew 6:24
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 19:16
A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"
Mark 10:23
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 14:16
He said to him, "A man once gave a great dinner, and invited a large number to it,
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 5:1
But a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, had sold a piece of property,
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,
1 Timothy 6:9
But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.
2 Peter 2:14
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
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
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.

The deceitfulness

Mark 4:19
but the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich and passions for other things creep in and choke the message out and it yields nothing.
Luke 18:24
And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!
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.

Choke

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.
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.
Jude 1:12
They are stains on your religious meals, where they carouse together, boldly attending to no one but themselves; rainless clouds driven before the wind; leafless trees without fruit, doubly dead, and uprooted;

General references

Matthew 7:27
And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete."
Matthew 13:7
And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out.
Matthew 25:2
Now five of them were foolish and five were sensible.
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.