MATTHEW 13:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. The thorny-ground explanation: the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches are the two competing priorities that choke the word's growth. The word is not rejected but crowded out by the concerns that dominate the person's attention and energy. The unfruitfulness is the end result — not rejection, but the slow suffocation of divided loyalty.
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