17 And they have no root in themselves, but (A)endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (B)they fall away.[a] 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but (C)the cares of (D)the world and (E)the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

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