Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Luke 8:7 in other translations
| BSB | Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings. |
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| WEB | Some fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it. |
| ASV | And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. |
| YLT | ‘And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it. |
| DARBY | and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it choked it; |
| BBE | And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth. |
| Webster | And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. |
What does Luke 8:7 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:4-21
There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear…
Luke 8:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 8:7
- 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.
- Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
- Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- Hebrews 6:7-8
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
- Genesis 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
- 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.
- Mark 4:7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
- Mark 4:18-19
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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Context
- Luke 8:6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
- Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
- Luke 8:8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 8:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y otra parte cayó entre las espinas; y naciendo las espinas juntamente, la ahogaron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et d’autres tombèrent au milieu des épines; et les épines levèrent avec eux et les étouffèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und anderes fiel mitten unter die Dornen; und indem die Dornen mit aufwuchsen, erstickten sie es. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et aliud cecidit inter spinas, et simul exortæ spinæ suffocaverunt illud. |