13:22 The 1 seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth 2 choke the word, 3 so it produces nothing.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tnGrk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”
3 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.