Matthew 13:22

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Matthew 13:22

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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.

Seed

2 Timothy 4:10

The care

The deceitfulness

Choke

Luke 8:14

2 Timothy 4:10

Jude 1:12

General references

Bible References

Seed

Others fell upon the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

There is the word sown among the thorns. These have heard the word,

The seeds that fell among the thorns are people who hear the word and go their own way. They are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and do not produce fruit.

Seeing him Jesus said: It is very difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

For Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

The care

You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions).

One man said: Master, what good thing must I do, so that I may have eternal life?

Lot looked up and saw that the district of the Jordan River was well watered, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, toward Zoar. This was before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

Achan answered Joshua: Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel. This I have done.

when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself: My master has let Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that Syrian offered him. By the living God Jehovah I will run after him and get something from him.

Jehovah says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed fields, and do not plant among thorns.

Looking around Jesus said to his disciples: It is hard for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Jesus said: Be careful, do not covet, for life does not come from your possessions.

Jesus said: There was a man who gave a great feast to which he invited many people.

Be awake so your hearts are not weighed down. Do not allow the weight of worldly involvement, drunkenness, and cares of this life be a snare when that day suddenly comes.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.

When Simon saw the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.

Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.

They have eyes full of adultery that cannot cease from sin! They entice unsteady persons. Their hearts are full of covetousness. They are children of cursing.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Woe to them! They went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the rebellious talk of Korah.

The deceitfulness

Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.

Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.

There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.

but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts for other things enter in and choke the word. So it becomes unfruitful.

Seeing him Jesus said: It is very difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

Choke

The seeds that fell among the thorns are people who hear the word and go their own way. They are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and do not produce fruit.

For Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

These men are hidden rocks in your love feasts when they feast (entertain) with you. They are shepherds that without fear feed themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds. They are autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.

General references

The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and battered the house and it fell with a great crash.

Others fell upon the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Some seed fell among the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked it so it could yield no fruit.