Luke 8:7

Luke 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
• New International Version (NIV)Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.

Context of Luke 8:7

5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 9Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”

Luke 8:7 word by word

καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• someἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• thornsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• sprang up with itσυμφύωsumphuō · to grow withG4855
• and chokedἀποπνίγωapopnigō · to chokeG638
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 8:7

• Luke 8:14Now 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.
• Luke 21:34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
• Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.
• Jeremiah 4:3For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.
• Matthew 13:7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
• Mark 4:7And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
• Hebrews 6:7For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God;

Commentaries on Luke 8:7

• 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. 7fell among thorns: One type of weed looked very much like wheat as it grew, but it had larger roots and took away the moisture and nutrients that the wheat needed.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:7

• Agriculture
• Character
• Converts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sower
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• sow, sower, plant, planted, replanted, transplanted

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