Luke 8:7

7 Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorns grew with the plants and choked them.

Luke 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:7

And some fell among thorns
On ground which had within it the roots of thorns and briars; and design such hearers who have their hearts filled with worldly cares, and sensual lusts and pleasures:

and the thorns sprang up with it;
and grew faster than that:

and choked it;
as the above things do the word, and make it useless and unprofitable; so that though it took place for a while, and was professed, yet process of time was neglected and dropped; and, as Mark says, "it yielded no fruit"; at least that came to perfection.

Luke 8:7 In-Context

5 "A farmer went out to scatter his seed. As he was scattering it, some fell on the path where it was crushed, and the birds in the sky came and ate it.

6 Other seed fell on rock. As it grew, it dried up because it had no moisture.

7 Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorns grew with the plants and choked them.

8 Still other seed landed on good soil. When it grew, it produced one hundred times more grain than was scattered." As he said this, he called out, "Everyone who has ears should pay attention."

9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant.