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Noun merimna (worry) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 13: 22 | As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries (merimna) of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. |
Mark
| 4: 19 | but the worries (merimna) of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing. |
Luke
| 8: 14 | As for what fell among the thorns, these are the ones who hear; but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries (merimna) and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. |
| 21: 34 | "Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries (merimna) of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, |
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