Luke 8:6-7

8:6 Other seed fell on rock, ¹  and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture. 8:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, ²  and they grew up with it and choked ³  it.

Luke 20:11

20:11 So ⁴  he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed. ⁵ 

[8:6]  ¹ sn The rock in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.

[8:7]  ² sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

[8:7]  ³ sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

[20:11]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ mistreatment of the first slave.

[20:11]  ⁴ sn The slaves being sent empty-handed suggests that the vineyard was not producing any fruit – and thus neither was the nation of Israel.