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Mark 4:7

Context
4:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, 1  and they grew up and choked it, 2  and it did not produce grain.

Jeremiah 4:3

Context

4:3 Yes, 3  the Lord has this to say

to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:

“Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground,

you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning;

just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted,

you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives. 4 

Matthew 13:22

Context
13:22 The 5  seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth 6  choke the word, 7  so it produces nothing.

Luke 8:14

Context
8:14 As for the seed that 8  fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but 9  as they go on their way they are choked 10  by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, 11  and their fruit does not mature. 12 
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[4:7]  1 sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

[4:7]  2 sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

[4:3]  3 tn The Hebrew particle is obviously asseverative here since a causal connection appears to make little sense.

[4:3]  4 tn Heb “Plow up your unplowed ground and do not sow among the thorns.” The translation is an attempt to bring out the force of a metaphor. The idea seems to be that they are to plow over the thorns and make the ground ready for the seeds which will produce a new crop where none had been produced before.

[13:22]  5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:22]  6 tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

[13:22]  7 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[8:14]  8 tn Grk “What”; the referent (the seed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:14]  9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[8:14]  10 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[8:14]  11 sn On warnings about the dangers of excessive material attachments, described here as the worries and riches and pleasures of life, see Luke 12:12-21; 16:19-31.

[8:14]  12 tn The verb τελεσφορέω (telesforew) means “to produce mature or ripe fruit” (L&N 23.203). Once again the seed does not reach its goal.



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