²² Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age^(A) and the seduction^[a] of wealth^(B) choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

¹⁹ but the worries^(A) of this age,^(B) the seduction^[a](C) of wealth,^(D) and the desires^(E) for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.^(F)

¹⁴ For if I pray in another language, my spirit^(A) prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.^(B)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit^(A) is love,^(B) joy,^(C) peace, patience,^(D) kindness,^(E) goodness, faith,^[a]

¹¹ Don’t participate in the fruitless^(A) works of darkness, but instead expose them.

⁸ For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless^(A) or unfruitful^(B) in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Apostates’ Doom

¹² These are the ones who are like dangerous reefs^[a] at your love feasts.^(A) They feast with you, nurturing only themselves without fear. They are waterless clouds carried along by winds;^(B) trees in late autumn—fruitless, twice dead, pulled out by the roots;