Luke 8:14

Luke 8:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Context of Luke 8:14

12And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away. And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity. 15But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance. 16“Now no one lights a lamp and covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

Luke 8:14 word by word

τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσιν.Read the interlinear

• which fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• amongεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• are the ones who have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• and as they goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• they are chokedσυμπνίγωsumpnigō · to chokeG4846
• by worriesμέριμναmerimna · concernG3308
• richesπλοῦτοςploutos · richesG4149
• and pleasuresἡδονήhēdonē · pleasureG2237
• lifeβίοςbios · lifeG979
• and they bringτελεσφορέωtelesphoreō · to matureG5052
• noοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Luke 8:14

• Luke 8:7Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.
• Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
• Luke 17:26And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man:
• Luke 18:24And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
• Luke 21:34“But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;
• Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
• Matthew 13:22And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
• Mark 4:19but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
• 1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
• 1 John 2:15Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• Luke 13:6And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
• John 15:6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

Commentaries on Luke 8:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-15Verses 4-15 See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-21Verses 4-21 There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-15The parable of the farmer scattering seed shows that people respond in different ways to the message of Jesus about God’s kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:14

• Agriculture
• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Care
• Character
• Converts
• Faith
• Hearers
• Instability
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pleasure
• Sin
• Temptation
• Word of God
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Bring
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings