But others fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them out.

And these are the [seeds] being sown in the thorns; they are the [ones] who are hearing the word,

And that which fell among thorns, these are those, who when they heard, go out and are choked with anxieties, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

And when Jesus saw that he became very sad, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and traveled to Thessalonica--Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

"No one is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and he will love the other, or else he will be devoted to the one, and he will despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

"Because of this I say to you, do not worry [about] your life--what you shall eat, or what you shall drink--nor [about] your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food and the body [more than] clothing?

And behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good [thing] shall I do that I may have eternal life?"

He said to Him, "Which [ones]?" Jesus said, " 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,'

The young man said to Him, "All these have I kept from my youth. What do I still lack?"

But when the young man heard the word, he went away grieved, for he had many possessions.

And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich [man] to enter the kingdom of God."

And Lot, having lifted up his eyes, observed all the country round about the Jordan, that it was all watered, before God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, as the garden of the Lord, and as the land of Egypt, until you come to Zoar.

And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighboring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom.

And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel; thus and thus have I done.

I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one golden wedge of fifty shekels, and I desired them and took them; and behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is hid under them.

And Gehazi the servant of Elisha said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naaman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought; as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take something from him.

And [Gehazi] said, All is well: my master has sent me, saying, Behold, now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from Mount Ephraim; please give them a talent of silver, and two changes of clothes.

And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.

From where [have you come], Gehazi? And Gehazi said, Your servant has not been anywhere. And Elisha said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man returned from his chariot to meet you? And now you have received silver, and now you have received clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants, and maidservants.

For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Break up fresh ground for yourselves, and sow not among thorns.

And looking around, Jesus says to His disciples, "How difficult it is for those having riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God."

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

So [is] he who accumulates treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

And do not seek what you may eat or what you may drink, and do not be anxious.

For all these things the nations of the world seek after, but your Father knows that you need these things.

Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great dinner, and he invited many,

But they all with one [accord] began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go and see it. I ask you, have me excused.'

Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.'

For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.'"

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, and that Day come upon you unexpectedly.

But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart [for] you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and [for] you to keep back for yourself from the price of the land?

Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. And great fear came upon all those hearing these things.

And it happened about three hours later, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out."

And great fear came to be on all the church and upon all those who were hearing these things.

Now when Simon observed that by the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many senseless and harmful lusts which sink men in destruction and perdition.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, of which some [by] aspiring have strayed away from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart having been trained in greediness, they are accursed children.

They have left behind the straight way and gone astray, having followed after the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Because everything that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not from the Father but is from the world.

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and in the error of Balaam they have rushed for profit, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Behold, the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

Trust not in unrighteousness, and lust not after robberies. If wealth should flow in, set not your heart upon it.

He that trusts in wealth shall fall, but he that helps righteous men shall rise.

If you should fix your eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.

There is one [alone], and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother: yet there is no end to all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with wealth. And for whom do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This is also vanity, and an evil trouble.

He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof. This also is vanity.

In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it, and what virtue has the owner, but the right of beholding [it] with his eyes?

There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, [namely], wealth kept for its owner to his [own] hurt.

And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble, and [the man] begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things coming in choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.

And when Jesus saw that he became very sad, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,

And that which fell among thorns, these are those, who when they heard, go out and are choked with anxieties, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and traveled to Thessalonica--Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast [with you] without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted,