Luke 8:14

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And that which fell among thornes, are they, which whe they haue hearde, go foorth, and are choked with cares & ryches, and voluptuous lyuyng, & bring foorth no fruite.

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  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull.
  • Mark 4:19 : 19 And the cares of this worlde, and the deceytfulnesse of ryches, and the lustes of other thynges enter in, and choke the worde, and it is made vnfruitefull.
  • Luke 8:7 : 7 And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.
  • Matt 6:24-25 : 24 No man can serue two maisters. For either he shall hate the one, & loue the other: or els leane to the one, and dispise the other. Ye can not serue God, and mammon. 25 Therfore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, or drynke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the lyfe more worth then meate? & the body then rayment?
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym. 16 For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde. 17 And the worlde passeth away, and the luste thereof: but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God, abydeth for euer.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, hauing loued this present worlde, and is departed vnto Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.
  • Luke 13:6-9 : 6 He tolde also this similitude. A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyarde, and he came, and sought fruite theron, and founde none. 7 Then sayde he to the dresser of his vineyarde: Beholde, this three yere I haue come & sought fruite in this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe, why cumbreth it the grounde? 8 And he aunswered, & sayde vnto him: Lorde, let it alone this yere also, tyll I dygge rounde about it, & dongue it. 9 And yf it beare fruite thou mayest let it alone: and yf it beare not then, after that shalt thou cut it downe.
  • Luke 17:26-30 : 26 And as it was in the dayes of Noe: so shall it be also in the dayes of the sonne of man. 27 They dyd eate, and drynke, they maryed wiues, and were maryed, euen vnto the same day that Noe went into the Arke: and the fludde came, & destroyed them all. 28 Lykewyse also as it was in the dayes of Lot: they dyd eate, they dranke, they bought, they solde, they planted, they buylded: 29 But euen the same day that Lot went out of Sodome, it rayned fire and brimstone from heauen, and destroyed them all. 30 Euen thus shall it be, in the day when the sonne of man shalbe reuealed.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.
  • John 15:6 : 6 Yf a man byde not in me, he is cast foorth as a braunch, and withereth, and men gather them, and cast them into the fyre, and they burne.
  • Luke 18:24-25 : 24 When Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: With what difficultie shall they that haue money, enter into the kyngdome of God? 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a nedles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kyngdome of God.
  • Luke 16:13 : 13 No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:18-23
    6 verses
    89%

    18Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower.

    19When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde.

    20But he that receaued the seede into stony places, the same is he that heareth the worde, and anone with ioy, receaueth it:

    21Yet hath he not roote in hym selfe, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution aryseth because of the worde, by and by he is offended.

    22He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull.

    23But he that receaued seede into the good grounde, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite: and bryngeth foorth, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde.

  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14The sower, soweth the worde.

    15And they that receaued seede by the way side, are those where the worde is sowe: but when they haue hearde, Satan cometh immediatly, and taketh away the word that was sowen in their heartes.

    16And lykewyse they that receaue seede into the stonie grounde, are they, which when they haue hearde the worde, at once receaue it with gladnesse.

    17Yet haue no roote in them selues, and so endure but a tyme: and anone when trouble and persecution aryseth for the wordes sake, immediatlye they are offended.

    18And those be they that receaue seede among thornes: and those I saye are such as heare the worde,

    19And the cares of this worlde, and the deceytfulnesse of ryches, and the lustes of other thynges enter in, and choke the worde, and it is made vnfruitefull.

    20And they whiche receaue seede into good grounde, are suche as heare the worde, and receaue it, so that one corne doth bryng foorth thirtie, some sixtie, some an hundred.

  • Luke 8:5-9
    5 verses
    87%

    5The sower wet out to sowe his seede: and as he sowed, some fell by the way syde, and it was troden downe, and the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp.

    6And some fell on stones, and assoone as it was sprong vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnes.

    7And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.

    8And some fell on good grounde, and sprang vp, and bare fruite, an hundred folde. And as he sayde these thynges, he cryed: He that hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

    9And his disciples asked hym, saying what maner of similitude is this?

  • Mark 4:3-8
    6 verses
    87%

    3Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe:

    4And it fortuned as he sowed, that some fell by the way syde, and the fowles of the ayre came, and deuoured it vp.

    5Some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not muche earth: and immediatly sprange vp, because it had not deapth of earth.

    6But assoone as the sonne was vp, it caught heate: and because it hadde not roote, it wythered away.

    7And some fell among thornes: and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, and it gaue no fruite.

    8And some fell vpon good grounde, and dyd yelde fruite, that sprang vp, and grewe, and brought foorth, some thirtie folde, and some sixtie folde, and some an hundred folde.

  • Matt 13:4-9
    6 verses
    86%

    4And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the fowles came, and deuoured them vp.

    5Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anone they sprong vp, because they had no depenesse of earth.

    6And when the sonne was vp, they caught heate, and because they had not roote, they wythered away.

    7Agayne, some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp and choked them.

    8But some fell into good grounde, and brought foorth fruite, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde.

    9Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

  • Luke 8:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11The parable is this. The seede, is the worde of God.

    12Those that are besyde the way, are they that heare: then commeth the deuyll, and taketh away the worde out of their heartes, lest they shoulde beleue, and be saued.

    13They on the stones, are they which when they heare, receaue the worde with ioy: & these haue no rootes, which for a whyle beleue, and in tyme of temptation go away.

  • Luke 8:15
    82%

    15But that which fell on ye good groude, are they, which with a pure and good hearte heare the worde, and kepe it, and bryng foorth fruite through pacience.

  • Heb 6:8
    74%

    8But that grounde whiche beareth thornes and bryers, is reproued, and is nye vnto cursyng, whose ende is to be burned.

  • Luke 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth.

    16And he put foorth a similitude vnto the, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites.

  • Matt 13:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25But whyle men slept, his enemye came & sowed tares among the wheate, and went his way.

    26But when the blade was sprong vp, and had brought foorth fruite, then appeared the tares also.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    72%

    9For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Luke 6:44
    71%

    44For euery tree is knowen by his fruite: for of thornes do not me gather fygges, nor of busshes, gather they grapes.

  • Matt 7:16-17
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    71%

    16Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites, Do men gather grapes of thornes? or fygges of thystles?

    17Euen so, euery good tree, bryngeth foorth good fruite: But a corrupt tree, bryngeth foorth euyll fruite.

  • Luke 8:18
    71%

    18Take heede therfore, howe ye heare. For whosoeuer hath, to hym shalbe geuen: And whosoeuer hath not, from hym shalbe take, euen that same which he supposeth that he hath.

  • Mark 4:28
    70%

    28For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of her selfe, first the blade, then the eare, after that, the full corne in the eare.

  • Matt 13:38
    70%

    38The fielde, is the worlde: & the good seede, they are the childre of ye kingdom: the tares, are the chyldren of ye wicked.

  • Matt 7:19
    70%

    19Euery tree that bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fyre.

  • Luke 13:9
    70%

    9And yf it beare fruite thou mayest let it alone: and yf it beare not then, after that shalt thou cut it downe.

  • Luke 21:34
    70%

    34Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.

  • Mark 4:32
    69%

    32When it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greater then all hearbes, and beareth great braunches, so that the fowles of the ayre may make their nestes vnder the shadowe of it.