Luke 8:14 is Jesus' own interpretation: the thorny soil represents those choked by cares, riches, and pleasures — directly explaining the parable's meaning.

Luke 21:34 warns against being weighed down by cares of this life — the same 'cares' that choke the word in the thorny soil.

Jeremiah 4:3 commands 'sow not among thorns' — a direct parallel to the parable's image of seed choked by thorns, urging readiness for God's word.

Matthew 13:7 gives the same parable account — seeds among thorns being choked — a parallel telling of the same story.

Matthew 13:22 interprets the thorny soil as those choked by cares and riches — the same explanation as Luke's later verse (14).

Mark 4:7 is the parallel parable account — thorns choking the seed — identical to Luke's version.

Mark 4:18 identifies the thorny soil as those who hear but are choked by worldly cares — the same interpretation as Luke's explanation.

Mark 4:19 lists the cares and riches that choke the word — the same description of the thorny soil's fate.

Hebrews 6:8 uses the same thorn-producing land to symbolize unfruitfulness and judgment — paralleling the choked seed here.

Hebrews 6:7 describes receptive soil that yields a blessing — contrasting with the thorny ground here that chokes the seed.