And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

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

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: / But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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.

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.