Mat 13:22 | TNotes | STEP | 13:22 Jesus spoke of competing demands in life, (see also 8:18-22 ). The worries of this life can become so great that they divert one from the path of faithful obedience (see 6:19-34 ). The lure of wealth , particularly in its ability to deceive, appears often in Matthew (e.g., 4:8-10 ; 6:24 ; 13:44-45 ). God does not desire that his people have wealth as much as that they have faith, obey him, and willingly help those in need (e.g., 19:21 ; 25:31-46 ).

a13:22►

b8:18-22►

c6:19-34►

d4:8-10►

e6:24►

f13:44-45►

g19:21►

h25:31-46►

‏ Matthew 13:22

13:22 ^a Jesus spoke of competing demands in life, (see also 8:18-22 ^b). The worries of this life can become so great that they divert one from the path of faithful obedience (see 6:19-34 ^c). The lure of wealth, particularly in its ability to deceive, appears often in Matthew (e.g., 4:8-10 ^d; 6:24 ^e; 13:44-45 ^f). God does not desire that his people have wealth as much as that they have faith, obey him, and willingly help those in need (e.g., 19:21 ^g; 25:31-46 ^h).