Mark 4:19

4:19 but ¹  worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, ²  and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, ³  and it produces nothing.

Mark 4:1

The Parable of the Sower

4:1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while ⁴  the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.

Mark 6:9

6:9 and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics. ⁵ 

Titus 3:3

3:3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Titus 3:2

3:2 They must not slander ⁶  anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ⁷  sound teaching.

Jude 1:16

1:16 These people are grumblers and ⁸  fault-finders who go ⁹  wherever their desires lead them, ¹⁰  and they give bombastic speeches, ¹¹  enchanting folks ¹²  for their own gain. ¹³ 

Jude 1:18

1:18 For they said to you, “In the end time there will come ¹⁴  scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.” ¹⁵ 

[4:19]  ¹ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:19]  ² tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

[4:19]  ³ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “and all the crowd.” The clause in this phrase, although coordinate in terms of grammar, is logically subordinate to the previous clause.

[6:9]  ⁵ tn Or “shirts” (a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin). The name for this garment (χιτών, citwn) presents some difficulty in translation. Most modern readers would not understand what a “tunic” was any more than they would be familiar with a “chiton.” On the other hand, attempts to find a modern equivalent are also a problem: “Shirt” conveys the idea of a much shorter garment that covers only the upper body, and “undergarment” (given the styles of modern underwear) is more misleading still. “Tunic” was therefore employed, but with a note to explain its nature.

[3:2]  ⁶ tn Or “discredit,” “damage the reputation of.”

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

[1:16]  ⁸ tn “And” is not in Greek, but is supplied for the sake of English style.

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Or “going.” Though the participle is anarthrous, so also is the subject. Thus, the participle could be either adverbial or adjectival.

[1:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “(who go/going) according to their own lusts.”

[1:16]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and their mouth speaks bombastic things.”

[1:16]  ¹² sn Enchanting folks (Grk “awing faces”) refers to the fact that the speeches of these false teachers are powerful and seductive.

[1:16]  ¹³ tn Or “to their own advantage.”

[1:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “be.”

[1:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “going according to their own desires of ungodliness.”