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Mark 4:7
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Mark 4:7
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7 Other seed fell among (A)thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
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Mark 4:7
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Mark 4:7
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7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
Jeremiah 4:3
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Jeremiah 4:3
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3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
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Jeremiah 4:3
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Jeremiah 4:3
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3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:
Luke 8:14
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Luke 8:14
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14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but (A)as they go on their way they are choked by the (B)cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
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Luke 8:14
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Luke 8:14
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14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches(A) and pleasures, and they do not mature.
Genesis 3:17-18
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Genesis 3:17-18
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17 And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
(A)of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
(B)cursed is the ground because of you;
(C)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.
Genesis 3:17-18
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Genesis 3:17-18
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17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’(A)
1 John 2:15-16
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1 John 2:15-16
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Do Not Love the World
15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—(C)the desires of the flesh and (D)the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world.
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- 1 John 2:16 Or pride in possessions
1 John 2:15-16
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1 John 2:15-16
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On Not Loving the World
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(C) the lust of the eyes,(D) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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- 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(E)
Luke 21:34
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Luke 21:34
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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.
Luke 12:15
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Luke 12:15
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15 And he said to them, (A)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Luke 12:15
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Luke 12:15
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15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(A)
Luke 8:7
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Luke 8:7
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7 And some fell among (A)thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.
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Luke 8:7
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Luke 8:7
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7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.
Mark 4:18-19
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Mark 4:18-19
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18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but (A)the cares of (B)the world and (C)the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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Mark 4:18-19
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Mark 4:18-19
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18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(A) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Matthew 13:22
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Matthew 13:22
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22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but (A)the cares of (B)the world and (C)the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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Matthew 13:22
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Matthew 13:22
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22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Matthew 13:7
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Matthew 13:7
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7 Other seeds fell among (A)thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
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Matthew 13:7
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Matthew 13:7
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7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
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