Matthew 13:7 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 13:7

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

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ASV

And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

WEB

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

YLT

and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

DBT

and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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The Seven Churches of RevelationMatt 13 parallel — seven kingdom-parables. Per Scofield (PD) + Pink (PD); Missler footnote-only.

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Mark 4:18–19
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Matthew 13:22
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.
Genesis 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Proverbs 24:31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

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The exposition of it we have from Christ himself, who knew best what was his own meaning. The disciples, when they asked, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The place where Christ's hearers now stood represented the characters of most of them, the sand on the sea-shore, which was to the seed like the highway ground. Observe First, What kind of hearers are compared to the highway ground; such as hear the word and understand it not; and it is their own fault that they do not.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

First, The cares of this world. Care for another world would quicken the springing of this seed, but care for this world chokes it. Worldly cares are fitly compared to thorns, for they came in with sin, and are a fruit of the curse; they are good in their place to stop a gap, but a man must be well armed that deals much in them ( 2 Sam. xxiii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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