Luke 8:7

7 And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with [it] [and] choked it.

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 "The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

6 And other [seed] fell on the rock, and [when it] came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.

7 And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with [it] [and] choked it.

8 And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and [when it] came up, it produced a hundred times as much grain." [As he] said these [things], he called out, "The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

9 And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("grew up with") has been translated as a finite verb