Luke 8:14
ContextNETBible | As for the seed that 1 fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but 2 as they go on their way they are choked 3 by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, 4 and their fruit does not mature. 5 |
XREF | Mt 6:24,25; Mt 13:22; Mr 4:19; Lu 8:7; Lu 13:6-9; Lu 16:13; Lu 17:26-30; Lu 18:24,25; Lu 21:34; Joh 15:6; 1Ti 6:9,10,17; 2Ti 4:10; 1Jo 2:15-17 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “What”; the referent (the seed) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. 3 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things. 4 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. 5 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. |