²² And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of ^(A)the ^[a]world and the ^(B)deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it ^[b]becomes unfruitful.

³⁴ “But ^(A)be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that ^[a]this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;