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Luke 8:4-18

4AndwhenagreatπολλοῦpollouG4183multitudeG3793cametogether,andtheyofeverycityG4172resorted untohim,hespakebyaparableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:

5ThesowerwentG1831forthG1831tosowG4687hisseedσπόρονsporonG4703:andashesowedG4687,somefellG4098bythewayG3598side;anditwastroddenunderfoot,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071oftheheavenG3772devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it.

6AndotherἕτερονheteronG2087fellontherockπέτραν,petranG4073;andassoonasitgrew,itwitheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583awayG3583,becauseithadnomoisture.

7AndotherἕτερονheteronG2087fellG4098amidstthethornsἀκανθῶν,akanthōnG173;andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewwithit,andchokedit.

8AndotherἕτερονheteronG2087fellG4098intothegoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18groundG1093,andgrew,andbroughtforthfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ahundredfold.AshesaidλέγωνlegōnG3004thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hecried,HethathathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

9AndhisdisciplesG3101askedἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōnG1905himwhatthisparableπαραβολή;parabolēG3850mightbeG1510.

10AndhesaidG3004, UntoyouitisgivenG1325toknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:buttotherestλοιποῖςloipoisG3062inparablesG3850;thatseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theymaynotseeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theymaynotunderstandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.

11NowδὲdeG1161theparableπαραβολή·parabolēG3850isG1510this:TheseedσπόροςsporosG4703isG1510thewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

12AndthosebythewayG3598sideareG1510theythathaveheardG191;thencomeththedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228,andtakethawayαἴρειaireiG142thewordλόγονlogonG3056fromtheirheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,thattheymaynotbelieveG4100andbeG1510savedG4982.

13Andthoseontherockπέτρας,petrasG4073aretheywho,whenὅτανhotanG3752theyhaveheardἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209thewordλόγον·logonG3056withjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andthesehavenorootῥίζανrhizanG4491,whoforawhilebelieveπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,andintimeG2540oftemptationG3986fallawayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.

14AndthatwhichfellG4098amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseareG1510theythathaveheardG191,andastheygoG4198ontheirwaytheyareG1510chokedG4846withcaresG3308andrichesπλούτουploutouG4149andpleasuresofthislifeβίουbiouG979,andbringnofruittoperfection.

15AndthatinthegoodἀγαθῇagathēaG18groundG1093,theseareG1510suchasinanhonestandgoodG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, havingheardG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,holdG2722itfastG2722,andbring forthfruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withpatience.

16Andnoman,whenhehath lightedalampλύχνονluchnonG3088, coverethitwithavesselσκεύειskeueiG4632,orputtethitunderabedκλίνηςklinēsG2825;butputtethitonastand,thattheythatenterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531inmayseeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991thelightφῶς.phōsG5457.

17FornothingisG1510hid,thatshallnotbeG1510mademanifest;noranythingsecretG2927,thatshallnotbeG1510knownG1097andcomeἔλθῃ.¶elthēG2064tolightG5318.

18TakeG142heedΒλέπετεBlepeteG991thereforeοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459yehearἀκούετε·akoueteG191:forwhosoever hath,tohimshallbegivenG1325;andwhosoever hathnot,fromhimshallbetakenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenG2532thatwhichhethinkethhehath.

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