Matthew 13:7

13:7 Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

Matthew 13:22

13:22 The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.