He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near {me} with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

What {doth it} profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth {month}, in the fifth {day} of the month, {as} I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels {of compassion} from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and {into} many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

{As for} the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, {and} there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What {is} the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Her princes in the midst thereof {are} like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, {and} to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

And it came to pass, {that} when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, {even} all these words,

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth {month}, the tenth {day} of the month, {that} certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where {is} the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk {therein}.

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with {their} lips, but their heart is far from me.

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with {their} lips; but their heart is far from me.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near {me} with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny {him}, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. {reprobate: or, void of judgment}

{Let your} conversation {be} without covetousness; {and be} content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. {alms: or, righteousness} {of your: or, with your}

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. {cloke: or, excuse}

{Let} love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that {is} thy neighbour's.

Then said I, Woe {is} me! for I am undone; because I {am} a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. {undone: Heb. cut off}

And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

But the word {is} very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. {prepared: or, fixed}

We took sweet counsel together, {and} walked unto the house of God in company. {We...: Heb. Who sweetened counsel}

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, {and} their fields to them that shall inherit {them}: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth {month}, in the fifth {day} of the month, {as} I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I {go}, sir: and went not.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

But thine eyes and thine heart {are} not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do {it}. {violence: or, incursion}

Burning lips and a wicked heart {are like} a potsherd covered with silver dross.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou {art} near in their mouth, and far from their reins. {they grow: Heb. they go on}

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do {it}. {ye dissembled...: or, ye have used deceit against your souls}

That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in {some one of} the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men {are}, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Now because we have maintenance from {the king's} palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king; {we have...: Chaldee, we are salted with the salt of the palace}

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and {the king} sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: {is} not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence {comest thou}, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. {no whither: Heb. not hither or thither}

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul {was} there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name {was} Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that {belonged} to Saul.

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one {is} given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. {Perverse...: or, Gallings one of another}

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. {frowardly: Heb. turning away}

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? {which...: Heb. whereupon my name is called}

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.