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PARALLEL BIBLE - Matthew 13:7


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King James Bible - Matthew 13:7

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

World English Bible

Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

Douay-Rheims - Matthew 13:7

And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.

Webster's Bible Translation

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

Greek Textus Receptus


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VERSE (7) - :22 Ge 3:18 Jer 4:3,4 Mr 4:18,19

SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:7

Y parte cayó entre espinos; y los espinos crecieron, y la ahogaron.

Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:7

Verse 7. Among thorns] Where the earth was ploughed up, but the brambles and weeds had not been cleared away.

John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 7. And some fell among thorns , etc.] On a spot of ground which was full of the roots of thorns, and briars, which was not cleared of them as it should be. We often read of hxwqtnç hdç , “a field cleared of thorns”; but such was not this piece of ground, it was overrun with them, not on the surface of the earth, but within it: for it follows, and the thorns sprung up : naturally, being neither sown nor planted; either before the seed, or, at least, as soon; and however grew faster, and higher, and choked them ; so that they came to nothing; hence the advice, “sow not among thorns”, ( Jeremiah 4:3) and a lost kindness, or what is bestowed in vain, is expressed in this proverbial manner f779 , yrzyja aydçw Æytwbyj hlwqç , “thy beneficence is taken away, and cast among thorns”: these point out such hearers who seemed to be contrite, to have the low ground of their hearts broken up, their consciences tender, and to have a true sense of sin, as well as to be outwardly reformed; and yet inwardly were full of the thorns of sinful lusts, particularly of the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, the lusts of other things, and the pleasures of this life, which rendered the word useless and unfruitful; (see Matthew 13:22) all which are comparable to thorns; it is hardly possible to be in the midst of, and meddle with these, without being scratched by them; they pierce, afflict, and wound, even where they have not their greatest power and influence; and where they do prevail, and get the ascendant, as they are fruitless themselves, they make others so too; they choke the word, and make that, and all ordinances, and opportunities, useless, and unserviceable. Thorns are a part of the earth’s curse for the sin of man; and such persons in whom thorny cares and lusts prevail, as they are like unto the earth which beareth thorns, so, as that, they are rejected, and nigh to cursing, whose end is to be burned in everlasting flames of divine wrath and fury, ( Hebrews 6:8).

Matthew Henry Commentary

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 outwar circumstances of worship not to covet that which is stately, but to make the best of the conveniences God in his providence allots to us Christ taught in parables. Thereby the things of God were made mor plain and easy to those willing to be taught, and at the same time mor difficult and obscure to those who were willingly ignorant. The parabl of the sower is plain. The seed sown is the word of God. The sower in our Lord Jesus Christ, by himself, or by his ministers. Preaching to multitude is sowing the corn; we know not where it will light. Some sort of ground, though we take ever so much pains with it, brings fort no fruit to purpose, while the good soil brings forth plentifully. S it is with the hearts of men, whose different characters are her described by four sorts of ground. Careless, trifling hearers, are a easy prey to Satan; who, as he is the great murderer of souls, so he is the great thief of sermons, and will be sure to rob us of the word, i we take not care to keep it. Hypocrites, like the stony ground, ofte get the start of true Christians in the shows of profession. Many ar glad to hear a good sermon, who do not profit by it. They are told of free salvation, of the believer's privileges, and the happiness of heaven; and, without any change of heart, without any abidin conviction of their own depravity, their need of a Saviour, or the excellence of holiness, they soon profess an unwarranted assurance. But when some heavy trial threatens them, or some sinful advantage may be had, they give up or disguise their profession, or turn to some easie system. Worldly cares are fitly compared to thorns, for they came i 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 has much to do with them they are entangling, vexing, scratching, and their end is to be burned Heb 6:8. Worldly cares are great hinderances to our profiting by the word of God. The deceitfulness of riches does the mischief; they cannot be said to deceive us unless we put our trust in them, then they chok the good seed. What distinguished the good ground was fruitfulness. But these true Christians are distinguished from hypocrites. Christ does no say that this good ground has no stones in it, or no thorns; but non that could hinder its fruitfulness. All are not alike; we should aim a the highest, to bring forth most fruit. The sense of hearing cannot be better employed than in hearing God's word; and let us look to ourselves that we may know what sort of hearers we are.

Greek Textus Receptus


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Vincent's NT Word Studies

7. Sprang up. The seed, therefore, fell, not among standing thorns, but among those beneath the surface, ready to spring up.

Trench ("Parables") cites a striking parallel from Ovid, describing the obstacles to the growth of the grain:

"Now the too ardent sun, now furious showers, With baleful stars and bitter winds combine The crop to ravage; while the greedy fowl Snatch the strown seeds; and grass with stubborn roots, And thorn and darnel plague the ripening grain."

Metamorposes, v., 486.

Robertson's NT Word Studies

13:7 {The thorns grew up} (anebesan hai akanqai). Not "sprang up" as in verse #5, for a different verb occurs meaning "came up" out of the ground, the seeds of the thorns being already in the soil, "upon the thorns" (epi tas akanthas) rather than "among the thorns." But the thorns got a quick start as weeds somehow do and "choked them" (apepnixan auta, effective aorist of apopnigw), "choked them off" literally. Luke (#Lu 8:33) uses it of the hogs in the water. Who has not seen vegetables and flowers and corn made yellow by thorns and weeds till they sicken and die?

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