Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up with it and crowded out the plants.

有落在荆棘里的，荆棘一同生长，把它挤住了。

有的落在荆棘里，荆棘跟它一同生长，把它挤住了。

有的落在荆棘里，荆棘跟它一同生长，把它挤住了。

有些落在荆棘丛中，荆棘长起来便把幼苗挤住了；

有的落在荆棘丛中，荆棘也一齐生长，把它挤住了。

有的落进荆棘丛里，荆棘与它一起生长，把它挤住了。

有落在荊棘裏的，荊棘一同生長，把它擠住了。

有的落在荊棘裏，荊棘跟它一同生長，把它擠住了。

有的落在荊棘裏，荊棘跟它一同生長，把它擠住了。

有些落在荊棘叢中，荊棘長起來便把幼苗擠住了；

有的落在荊棘叢中，荊棘也一齊生長，把它擠住了。

另有別的落在荊棘中；荊棘一同長起來，把它悶住了。

有的落進荊棘叢裡，荊棘與它一起生長，把它擠住了。

有落棘中者、棘同生而蔽之、

有遺棘中者、棘同生而蔽之、

有遺荊棘中者、荊棘同長而蔽之、

有落荊棘中者、荊棘叢生、卒被掩蔽；

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.

Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Here is what the Lord is telling the people of Judah and Jerusalem. He says,“ Your hearts are as hard as a field that has not been plowed. So change your ways and produce good crops. Do not plant seeds among thorns.

“ Be careful. If you aren’t, your hearts will be loaded down with wasteful living, drunkenness and the worries of life. Then the day the Son of Man returns will close on you like a trap. It will happen suddenly.

You will eat plants from the field, even though the ground produces thorns and prickly weeds.

Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.

Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants. So the plants did not bear grain.

And what is seed scattered among thorns like? The people hear the message.But then the worries of this life come to them. Wealth comes with its false promises. The people also long for other things. All of these are the kinds of things that crowd out the message. They keep it from producing fruit.

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear the message. But as they go on their way, they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures. So they do not reach full growth.

The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.

Some land drinks the rain that falls on it. It produces a crop that is useful to those who farm the land. That land receives God’s blessing.But other land produces only thorns and weeds. That land isn’t worth anything. It is in danger of coming under God’s curse. In the end, it will be burned.