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Matthew 13:22

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seed: Matthew 13:7; Mark 4:18; Luke 8:14, Luke 18:24; 2 Timothy 4:10

the care: Matthew 6:24-25, Matthew 19:16-24; Genesis 13:10-13; Joshua 7:20-21; 2 Kings 5:20-27; Jeremiah 4:3; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 12:15, Luke 12:21, Luke 12:29-30, Luke 14:16-24, Luke 21:34; Acts 5:1-11; Acts 8:18; 1 Timothy 6:9-10; 2 Peter 2:14-15; 1 John 2:15-16; Jude 1:11

the deceitfulness: Psalms 52:7, Psalms 62:10; Proverbs 11:28, Proverbs 23:5; Ecclesiastes 4:8, Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, Ecclesiastes 5:13-14; Mark 4:19; Luke 18:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:17

choke: Luke 8:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Jude 1:12

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