“And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.”
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 and pleasures, and they do not mature — the thorns in Luke are life's worries, riches, and pleasures — Luke adds pleasures (hēdonai) to the worries and riches of Mark's list. They do not mature (ou telesphorousin, they do not bring to completion) — the failure is not death but incomplete development.
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