Bible Strands
Matthew 13:7
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus continues his parable of the sower to his gathered listeners, positioning this third planting scenario between the scorched seedlings of verse 6 and the fruitful harvest of verse 8.
The words — ἀκάνθας (akanthas) translates literally to thorns, and ἀνέβησαν (anebēsan) means grew up, describing the vegetation that rises alongside the sown seed.
The thread — The image of thorns appears in Mark 4:18 as part of the parallel sowing narrative, while Jeremiah 4:3 warns against sowing among thorns and Genesis 3:18 records thorns as part of the cursed ground.
Why it lands — The text states that rising thorns will suffocate the seedlings, requiring the reader to identify what competing growth threatens to choke their own planted word.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Cross-references
- Mark 4:18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
- Jeremiah 4:3 For 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.
- Genesis 3:18 Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.