Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Matthew 13:7 in other translations
| BSB | Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings. |
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| WEB | Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. |
| ASV | And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: |
| YLT | and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them, |
| DARBY | and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them; |
| BBE | And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth: |
| Webster | And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: |
What does Matthew 13:7 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 13:1-23
The parable of the tares. (24-30; 36-43) The parables of the mustard-seed and the leaven. (31-35) The parables of the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, the net cast into the sea, and the householder. (44-52) Jesus is again rejected at Nazareth. (53-58) Verses 1-23 Jesus entered into a boat that he might be the less pressed, and be the better heard by the people. By this he teaches us in the outward…
Matthew 13:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 13:7
- 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.
- Jeremiah 4:3-4
For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- 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.
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Context
- Matthew 13:6
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
- Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
- Matthew 13:8
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Matthew 13:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y parte cayó en espinas; y las espinas crecieron, y la ahogaron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et d’autres tombèrent entre les épines, et les épines montèrent et les étouffèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Anderes aber fiel unter die Dornen; und die Dornen schossen auf und erstickten es. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Alia autem ceciderunt in spinas: et creverunt spinæ, et suffocaverunt ea. |