⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

³ For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

¹⁴ Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, ^(A)riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

⁷ For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, ^(A)receives blessing from God; ^8 (B)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

The Importance of Watching^(A)

³⁴ “But ^(B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with ^[a]carousing, drunkenness, and ^(C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

¹⁸ Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, ¹⁹ and the ^(A)cares of this world, ^(B)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

⁷ And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no ^[a]crop.

²² Now ^(A)he who received seed ^(B)among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.