Lukas 8:14-15
Konteks8:14 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 8:15 But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing 6 the word, cling to it 7 with an honest and good 8 heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance. 9
Lukas 13:9
Konteks13:9 Then if 10 it bears fruit next year, 11 very well, 12 but if 13 not, you can cut it down.’”
[8:14] 1 tn Grk “What”; the referent (the seed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:14] 2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[8:14] 3 sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.
[8:14] 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.
[8:14] 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.
[8:15] 6 tn The aorist participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally, reflecting action antecedent (prior to) that of the main verb.
[8:15] 7 sn There is a tenacity that is a part of spiritual fruitfulness.
[8:15] 8 sn In an ancient context, the qualifier good described the ethical person who possessed integrity. Here it is integrity concerning God’s revelation through Jesus.
[8:15] 9 sn Given the pressures noted in the previous soils, bearing fruit takes time (steadfast endurance), just as it does for the farmer. See Jas 1:2-4.
[13:9] 10 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[13:9] 11 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
[13:9] 12 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
[13:9] 13 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.