“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.”
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain — the thorny ground is distinguishable from the path and the rocky ground in that the seed actually grows here — it is not immediately removed or quickly scorched. The thorn plants grow up alongside the grain, competing for light, water, and nutrients, and ultimately overwhelming the grain's productive capacity. The grain does not die but also does not bear — it exists in a compromised, fruitless state. Verse 19 interprets: the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. The thorns are not hostile oppositions but the ordinary concerns of life that crowd out the kingdom.
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