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Mark 4:1-20

1AndagainπάλινpalinG3825hebeganG757toteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321bytheseaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281side.AndthereisG1510gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863untohimaverygreatG4183multitudeG3793,sothatheenteredintoaboatπλοῖονploionG4143,andsatG2521intheseaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281;andallthemultitudeG3793wereG1510bytheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281onthelandγῆςgēsG1093.

2AndhetaughtG1321themmanyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesG3850,andsaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untotheminhisteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321,

3Hearken:BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thesowerwentG1831forthG1831tosowG4687:

4anditcameG2064topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,ashesowedσπείρειν,speireinG4687,someseedfellG4098bythewayG3598side,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameG2064anddevouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it.

5AndotherἄλλοalloG243fellG4098ontherockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699ithadnotmuchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthG1093;andstraightwayitsprangup,becauseithadnodeepnessofearthG1093:

6andwhenG3753thesunἥλιος,hēliosG2246wasrisen,itwasscorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;andbecauseithadnorootῥίζανrhizanG4491,itwitheredG3583awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7AndotherἄλλοalloG243fellG4098amongthethornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewup,andchokedG4846it,andityieldednofruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8AndothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098intothegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,andyieldedfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,growingG837upandincreasingG837;andbroughtG5342forth, thirtyfold,andsixtyfold,andahundredfoldG1540.

9AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004,WhohathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewasaloneμόνας,monasG3441,theythatwereabouthimwiththetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065ofhimtheparablesG3850.

11AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem, UntoyouisgivenG1325themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:butuntothemthatarewithout,allthingsG3956aredoneinparablesG3850:

12thatseeingG3708theymayseeG3708,andnotperceive;andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theymayhearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191,andnotunderstandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920;lestG3361haplytheyshouldturnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994again,anditshouldbeforgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863them.

13Andhesaith untothem,KnowG1097yenotthisparableG3850?andhowπῶςpōsG4459shallyeknowG1097alltheparablesG3850?

14ThesowersoweththewordλόγονlogonG3056.

15AndtheseareG1510theybythewayG3598side,whereὅπουhopouG3699thewordλόγος,logosG3056isG1510sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;andwhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhaveheardἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191, straightway comethSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567,andtakethawayαἴρειaireiG142thewordλόγονlogonG3056whichhathbeenG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inthem.

16AndtheseinlikemannerareG1510theythatareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,who,whenὅτανhotanG3752theyhaveheardἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191thewordλόγον,logonG3056, straightwayreceiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itwithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

17andtheyhavenorootῥίζανrhizanG4491inthemselves,butendureforawhile;then,whentribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orpersecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethbecauseofthewordλόγον,logonG3056, straightwaytheystumbleG4624.

18AndothersG243areG1510theythatareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173;theseareG1510theythathaveheardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,

19andthecaresG3308oftheworld,andthedeceitfulnessofrichesπλούτουploutouG4149,andthelustsG1939ofotherλοιπὰloipaG3062thingsG3062enteringεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531in,chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846thewordλόγον,logonG3056,anditbecomethunfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20AndthoseareG1510theythatwereG1510sownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093; suchashearἀκούουσινakouousinG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,andacceptit,andbearfruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592, thirtyfold,andsixtyfold,andahundredfoldG1540.

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