Mat 13:22, Luk 16:8 | 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.

Luke 16:8

8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his ^dshrewdness. For ^ethe sons of this world ^{▼▼Greek age} are ^gmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ^hthe sons of light.