King James Version
What Does Luke 8:7 Mean?
“And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.”
Context
5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
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And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **The thorns sprang up with it.**—Here again there is a distinctive feature. What made the thorns so fatal to the good seed was that they “grew with its growth, and strengthened with its strength,” and finally overpowered it.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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