Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
KJV
ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ ἔπνιξαν αὐτά.
Greek NT
Alia autem ceciderunt in spinas : et creverunt spinæ, et suffocaverunt ea.
Vulgate
And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:
ASV
And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
πνίγω
pnigo
verb · 3×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἄκανθα
akantha
noun · 14×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ἔπνιξαν | NIV: ἔπνιξαν | WH/Treg/RP: ἀπέπνιξαν
- ἔπνιξαν — SBLGNT
- ἔπνιξαν — Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπέπνιξαν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
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Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …
Of the goodness of God explained in the creation of things, and of the Trinity as found in the first words of Genesis. The story concerning the origin of the world (Genesis 1) is allegorically explained, and he applies it to those things which God works for sanctified and blessed man. Finally, he makes an end of this work, having implored eternal rest from God. Chapter 1. He Ca…
Cross-references
- Gen 3:18 — Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
- Gen 3:18 — Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
- Jer 4:3 — For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
- Jer 4:3 — For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
- Mark 4:7 — And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
- Mark 4:18 — And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
- Matt 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
- Matt 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
- Prov 24:31 — And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.