becometh Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it {becometh} us to fulfil all righteousness. becometh 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. becometh Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and {becometh} a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. becometh And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it {becometh} unfruitful. becometh But when it is sown, it groweth up, and {becometh} greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. ~~~~~~