“Others are like seed sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“Now the one sown among the thorns — this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭22‬ ‭CSB‬‬