Luk 8:14, 12:15-21, 16:13-14, Rom 1:29, 1Cor 5:11, 6:10, Eph 5:3, 5 | ESV | STEP | And as for what fell among the thorns , they are those who hear , but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life , and their fruit does not mature .

j[See ver. 19 above]

k Job 27:8

l Ps. 39:6; [Job 27:17-22; Eccles. 2:18, 21]

m Matt. 6:19, 20

n[See ver. 9 above]

o[ch. 11:39; 20:47]

p 2 Tim. 3:2; [1 Tim. 6:10]

q ch. 23:35

r 2 Thess. 3:6

s 1 Cor. 6:18; See Gal. 5:19

t[ver. 12; Ps. 16:4]

uSee 1 Cor. 6:9

v Col. 3:5

Luke 8:14

14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but ^aas they go on their way they are choked by the ^bcares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

Luke 12:15-21

15 And he said to them, ^c“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, ^d“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ^e‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my ^fbarns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up ^gfor many years; relax, ^heat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ⁱ‘Fool! ^jThis night ^kyour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ^lwhose will they be?’ 21 So is the one ^mwho lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 16:13-14

13 ⁿNo servant can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.”

The Law and the Kingdom of God

14 ^oThe Pharisees, who were ^plovers of money, heard all these things, and they ^qridiculed him.

Romans 1:29

29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

1 Corinthians 5:11

11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone ^rwho bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

1 Corinthians 6:10

10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:3

3 But ^ssexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness ^tmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

Ephesians 5:5

5 For you may be sure of this, that ^ueveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( ^vthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.