Choking

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

And he that was planted among the thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

And that which fell among thorns are those who when they have heard go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection.

and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And this woman's child died in the night because she lay on top of him.

And it came to pass on the next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water and spread it on his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead.

but that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood.

that ye abstain from foods offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

As touching the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols and from blood and from that which has been strangled and from fornication.

And my soul thought it better to be strangled and desired death more than my bones.

By the great force of my disease my garment is changed; it binds me about as the collar of my coat.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.