Matthew 13:22

The thorny-soil hearer lets worldly cares and the deceit of riches choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Cross-references · 31

• 1 Tim 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
• Luke 8:14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
• 1 Tim 6:9–10Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
• Mark 4:18–19Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
• Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
• 2 Tim 4:10because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Eccl 5:10–11He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
• 1 Jn 2:15–16Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• Ps 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
• Luke 12:29–30And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
• Matt 6:24–25No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• Matt 13:7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
• Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
• Luke 12:21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
• Jer 4:3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
• Ps 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
• Prov 11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
• Gen 13:10–13And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Luke 18:24–25Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
• Acts 5:1–11Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
• Eccl 5:13–14There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
• Matt 19:16–24Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
• Eccl 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
• Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
• Josh 7:20–21“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
• Prov 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
• Jude 1:11–12Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
• 2 Kgs 5:20–27Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
• 2 Pet 2:14–15Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
• Luke 14:16–24But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
• Mark 10:23–25Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

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