Kejadian 3:18

3:18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,

but you will eat the grain ¹  of the field.

Hosea 10:12

10:12 Sow righteousness for yourselves,

reap unfailing love.

Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves,

for it is time to seek the Lord,

until he comes and showers deliverance ²  on you.

Matius 13:7

13:7 Other seeds fell among the thorns, ³  and they grew up and choked them. ⁴ 

Matius 13:22

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.

Markus 4:7

4:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, ⁸  and they grew up and choked it, ⁹  and it did not produce grain.

Markus 4:18-19

4:18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word, 4:19 but ¹⁰  worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, ¹¹  and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, ¹²  and it produces nothing.

Lukas 8:7

8:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, ¹³  and they grew up with it and choked ¹⁴  it.

Lukas 8:14

8:14 As for the seed that ¹⁵  fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but ¹⁶  as they go on their way they are choked ¹⁷  by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, ¹⁸  and their fruit does not mature. ¹⁹ 

Galatia 6:7-8

6:7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ²⁰  For a person ²¹  will reap what he sows, 6:8 because the person who sows to his own flesh ²²  will reap corruption ²³  from the flesh, ²⁴  but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

[3:18]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term עֵשֶׂב (’esev), when referring to human food, excludes grass (eaten by cattle) and woody plants like vines.

[10:12]  ² tn Or “righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “justice.”

[13:7]  ³ sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

[13:7]  ⁴ sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

[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.

[4:7]  ⁸ sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

[4:7]  ⁹ sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

[4:19]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

[4:19]  ¹² sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[8:7]  ¹³ sn Palestinian weeds like these thorns could grow up to six feet in height and have a major root system.

[8:7]  ¹⁴ sn That is, crowded out the good plants.

[8:14]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “What”; the referent (the seed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:14]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[8:14]  ¹⁷ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

[8:14]  ¹⁸ 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]  ¹⁹ 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.

[6:7]  ²⁰ tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”

[6:7]  ²¹ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:8]  ²² tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24;…Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”

[6:8]  ²³ tn Or “destruction.”

[6:8]  ²⁴ tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.