And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word;and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

• 那撒在荆棘中的种子是指人听了信息以后，生活的忧虑和财富的诱惑窒息了信息的生机，不能结出果实。