¹⁴ As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life,^(A) and produce no mature fruit.

⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich,^(A) for your sake he became poor,^(B) so that by his poverty you might become rich.