Cross references
Matthew 13:22
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.
Matthew 13:22 has 31 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 31 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Timothy 6:17 (25 votes) and Luke 8:14 (23 votes). 28 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Genesis 13 to Jude 1.
Which verses does Matthew 13:22 point to?
The 20 strongest of 31, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 1 Timothy 6:1725 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.
- Luke 8:1423 votes
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.
- 1 Timothy 6:9–1020 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.
- Mark 4:18–1917 votes
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, 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 12:1515 votes
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
- Psalm 52:712 votes
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:10–1112 votes
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
- 2 Timothy 4:1012 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.
- 1 John 2:15–1610 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.
- Matthew 6:24–259 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?
- Luke 12:219 votes
- Luke 12:29–309 votes
- Proverbs 11:288 votes
- Matthew 13:78 votes
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
- Luke 21:348 votes
- Psalm 62:107 votes
- Jeremiah 4:37 votes
For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
- Genesis 13:10–136 votes
- Joshua 7:20–216 votes
- 2 Kings 5:20–276 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 13:22?
The 10 strongest of 28.