1 "And from the third mountain, which had thorns and briars, they that believed are such as these; some of them are wealthy and others are entangled in many business affairs. The briars are the wealthy, and the thorns are they that are mixed up in various business affairs. (HER)
Parables 97:1
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Parables 100:1–2
1 "But they that believed from the sixth mountain, which had clefts great and small, and in the clefts herbage withered, are such as these; (HER) 2 they that have the small clefts, these are they that have aught against one another, and from their backbitings they are w… (HER)
Parables 99:1–2
1 "And from the fifth mountain, which had green grass and was rugged, they that believed are such as these; they are faithful, but slow to learn and stubborn and self-pleasers, desiring to know all things, and yet they know nothing at all. (HER) 2 By reason of this thei… (HER)
Mark 4:17–19
17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfuln…
Luke 8:13–15
13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. 14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, t…
Parables 103:1–2
1 "And from the ninth mountain, which was desert, which had [the] reptiles and wild beasts in it which destroy mankind, they that believed are such as these; (HER) 2 they that have the spots are deacons that exercised their office ill, and plundered the livelihood of wi… (HER)
Parables 101:1–2
1 " And from the seventh mountain, on which was herbage green and smiling, and the whole mountain thriving, and cattle of every kind and the fowls of heaven were feeding on the herbage on that mountain, and the green herbage, on which they fed, only grew the mo… (HER)
Parables 104:1–2
1 "And from the tenth mountain, where were trees sheltering certain sheep, they that believed are such as these; (HER) 2 bishops, hospitable persons, who gladly received into their houses at all times the servants of God without hypocrisy. [These bishops] at all times w… (HER)
Parables 75:1–2
1 "But they that have given up their rods two thirds withered and one third green, these are men who have been believers, but grew rich and became renowned among the Gentiles. They clothed themselves with great pride and became high-minded, and abandoned the tr… (HER)
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