Matthew 13:22
The seed sown among the thorns is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the present age and the false promises of wealth smother it, so that it yields no crop.
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Faithful With Little ·
The Danger of Riches cites Matthew 13:22
…the present age and the false promises of wealth smother it, so that it yields no crop” (Matthew 13:22). Notice “false promises.” Wealth promises what it can’t deliver. Riches make us proud.…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Matt 13: 22
…They are deceitful riches, and it is foolish to trust to that which will deceive us. Matt 13: 22. They have no solid consistency, they are like landscapes or golden dreams, which leave…
- Practical Religion ·
The World cites Matt. xiii. 22
…Christ says:— "The cares of this world choke the Word, and it becometh unfruitful." (Matt. xiii. 22.) "Ye are of this world: I am not of this world." (John viii. 23.) "The Spirit of truth…
- Practical Religion ·
Riches and Poverty cites Matt. xiii. 22
…the "deceitfulness of riches" as one reason why the seed of the Word bears no fruit? (Matt. xiii. 22.) Is it for nothing that He says, "Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Matt 13: 22
…is a great hindrance to the preached word. The seed which fell among thorns was choked, Matt 13: 22; a fit emblem of the word when preached to a covetous hearer. The covetous man is…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Matt 13: 22
…the thorns, which Christ expounded to be the care of this life, choked the good seed. Matt 13: 22. Many sermons lie dead and buried in earthly hearts. We preach to men to get their hearts…