Matthew 13:22
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22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of this[a] age and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.(A)
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- 13.22 Some ancient authorities read the
1 Corinthians 1:26
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26 Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards,[a] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.(A)
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- 1.26 Gk according to the flesh
1 Timothy 6:9
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9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A)
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1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
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