⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.

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.

⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.

¹⁸ Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;

⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.

¹⁴ 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^(A) and pleasures, and they do not mature.