Cross references
Luke 8:14
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
Luke 8:14 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 2:15–17 (14 votes) and 1 Timothy 6:9–10 (11 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Job 23 to Revelation 2.
Which verses does Luke 8:14 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 1 John 2:15–1714 votes
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. …
- 1 Timothy 6:9–1011 votes
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- 1 Timothy 6:179 votes
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- Matthew 6:24–257 votes
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Matthew 13:227 votes
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Mark 4:197 votes
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Luke 21:347 votes
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Luke 8:76 votes
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
- Luke 13:6–95 votes
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ …
- 2 Timothy 4:105 votes
because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Luke 16:133 votes
- Luke 17:26–303 votes
- Luke 18:24–253 votes
- John 15:63 votes
Which verses point to Luke 8:14?
The 10 strongest of 29.