22 Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age(A) and the seduction[a] of wealth(B) choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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  1. Matthew 13:22 Or pleasure, or deceitfulness

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.

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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.

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who gave Himself for our sins(A) to rescue us from this present evil age,(B) according to the will of our God and Father.(C)

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who gave himself for our sins(A) to rescue us from the present evil age,(B) according to the will of our God and Father,(C)

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Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

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A Warning about the World

15 Do not love the world(A) or the things that belong to[a] the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

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  1. 1 John 2:15 Lit things in

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)

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  1. 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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