Matthew 13:22
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
γίνομαι
it becomes.
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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πλοῦτος
of riches
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πλοῦτος
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
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μέριμνα
care
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μέριμνα
Anxiety, worry, care. Cast all your anxiety on Him. God does not want you to carry what He has offered to carry for you.
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συμπνίγω
choke
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συμπνίγω
to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd
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σπείρω
having been sown,
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σπείρω
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
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