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Luke 8:7 KJV
Luke · chapter 8 · verse 7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.Luke 8:7 · King James Version
Luke 8:7 in context
5A 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.
6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
8And 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.
9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thornsakanthathorn, bramble, bush, brier, a thorny plantG173 →
- chokedapopnigōto choke, to suffocate with water, drownG638 →
- chokedepipnigōto throttle upon, to overgrow, to chokeG1970 →
- amongenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- amongmesosmiddle, the midst, in the midst of, amongstG3319 →
- fellpiptōto descend from a higher place to a lower, to fall , to be thrust down, metaph. to fall…G4098 →
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The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luk 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luk 8:4. He went into every city, to preach;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-21