Matthew 13:22
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.
More from Matthew 13
Verse 1
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
Verse 2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Verse 3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Verse 4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Verse 5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: