Mat 13:22, Rom 1:19-20, 28 | 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.

Romans 1:19-20

19 For what can be ^dknown about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, ^ehave been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, ^{▼▼Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world} in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Romans 1:28

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^gGod gave them up to ^ha debased mind to do ⁱwhat ought not to be done.