Luke 8:14

Geneva Bible (1560)

And that which fell among thornes, are they which haue heard, and after their departure are choked with cares and with riches, and voluptuous liuing, and bring forth no fruite.

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  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, & that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundatly, all things to enioy)
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 And hee that receiued the seede among thornes, is hee that heareth the woorde: but the care of this worlde, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he is made vnfruitfull.
  • Mark 4:19 : 19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.
  • 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 masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches. 25 Therefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment?
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Loue not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man loue this world, the loue of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in this world (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life) is not of the Father, but is of this world. 17 And this world passeth away, & the lust thereof: but he that fulfilleth the will of God, abideth euer.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, & is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.
  • Luke 13:6-9 : 6 He spake also this parable, A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyard: and he came & sought fruite thereon, & found none. 7 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren? 8 And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it. 9 And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.
  • Luke 17:26-30 : 26 And as it was in the dayes of Noe, so shall it be in the dayes of the Sonne of man. 27 They ate, they dranke, they married wiues, and gaue in marriage vnto the day that Noe went into the Arke: and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also, as it was in the dayes of Lot: they ate, they dranke, they bought, they solde, they planted, they built. 29 But in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heauen, and destroyed them all. 30 After these ensamples shall it be in the day when the Sonne of man is reueiled.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any time your hearts be oppressed with surfeting and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and least that day come on you at vnwares.
  • John 15:6 : 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branche, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burne.
  • Luke 18:24-25 : 24 And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God! 25 Surely it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kingdome of God.
  • Luke 16:13 : 13 No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shal hate the one, and loue the other: or els he shal leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee can not serue God and riches.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:18-23
    6 verses
    89%

    18 Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower.

    19 Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side.

    20 And hee that receiued seede in the stonie grounde, is he which heareth the woorde, and incontinently with ioy receiueth it,

    21 Yet hath he no roote in himselfe, and dureth but a season: for assoone as tribulation or persecution commeth because of the woorde, by and by he is offended.

    22 And hee that receiued the seede among thornes, is hee that heareth the woorde: but the care of this worlde, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he is made vnfruitfull.

    23 But he that receiued the seede in the good ground, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite, and bringeth foorth, some an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and some thirtie folde.

  • Mark 4:14-20
    7 verses
    88%

    14 The sower soweth the worde.

    15 And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.

    16 And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.

    17 Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.

    18 Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:

    19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.

    20 But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.

  • Luke 8:5-9
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    87%

    5 A sower went out to sowe his seede, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden vnder feete, and the foules of heauen deuoured it vp.

    6 And some fell on the stones, and when it was sprong vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnesse.

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

    8 And some fell on good ground, and sprang vp, and bare fruite, an hundreth folde; as hee sayd these things, he cryed, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

    9 Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

  • Mark 4:3-8
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    87%

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

    4 And it came to passe as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the foules of the heauen came, and deuoured it vp.

    5 And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.

    6 But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.

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

    8 Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

  • Matt 13:4-9
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    86%

    4 And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp.

    5 And some fell vpon stony grounde, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprong vp, because they had no depth of earth.

    6 And when the sunne was vp, they were parched, and for lacke of rooting, withered away.

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

    8 Some againe fel in good ground, & brought forth fruite, one corne an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and another thirtie folde.

    9 He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Luke 8:11-13
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    82%

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

    12 And they that are beside the way, are they that heare: afterward commeth the deuill, and taketh away the worde out of their hearts, least they should beleeue, and be saued.

    13 But they that are on the stones, are they which when they haue heard, receiue ye word with ioy: but they haue no rootes: which for a while beleeue, but in the time of tentation goe away.

  • Luke 8:15
    82%

    15 But that which fell in good ground, are they which with an honest & good heart heare the worde, and keepe it, and bring forth fruite with patience.

  • Heb 6:8
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    8 But that which beareth thornes and briars, is reproued, and is neere vnto cursing, whose end is to be burned.

  • Luke 12:15-16
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    15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

    16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

  • Matt 13:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 But while men slept, there came his enemie, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his waie.

    26 And when the blade was sprong vp, and brought forth fruite, then appeared the tares also.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    72%

    9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Luke 6:44
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    44 For euery tree is knowen by his owne fruite: for neither of thornes gather men figges, nor of bushes gather they grapes.

  • Matt 7:16-17
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    71%

    16 Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?

    17 So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, & a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.

  • Luke 8:18
    71%

    18 Take heede therefore how ye heare: for whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen: and whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken euen that which it seemeth that he hath.

  • Mark 4:28
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    28 For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.

  • Matt 13:38
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    38 And the field is the worlde, and the good seede are the children of the kingdome, and the tares are the children of that wicked one.

  • Matt 7:19
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    19 Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

  • Luke 13:9
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    9 And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

  • Luke 21:34
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    34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any time your hearts be oppressed with surfeting and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and least that day come on you at vnwares.

  • Mark 4:32
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    32 But after that it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greatest of all herbes, and beareth great branches, so that the foules of heauen may builde vnder the shadow of it.