Mat 13:22, 19:22, 26:15, Jam 5:1-4, 2Pe 2:15-16, Jude 11 | ESV | STEP | As for what was sown among thorns , this is the one who hears the word , but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word , and it proves unfruitful .

Matthew 13:22

22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but ^athe cares of ^bthe world and ^cthe deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

Matthew 19:22

22 ^dWhen the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Matthew 26:15

15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^epaid him ^fthirty pieces of silver.

James 5:1-4

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, ^gyou rich, weep and howl for the ^hmiseries that are coming upon you. 2 ⁱYour riches have rotted and ^jyour garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. ^kYou have laid up treasure ^lin the last days. 4 Behold, ^mthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and ⁿthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of ^othe Lord of hosts.

2 Peter 2:15-16

15 Forsaking the right way, ^pthey have gone astray. They have followed ^qthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^rgain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; ^sa speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

Jude 11

11 Woe to them! For they walked in ^tthe way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain ^uto Balaam’s error and ^vperished in Korah’s rebellion.