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Matthew 13:4-23

4andashesowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someseedsfellG4098bythewayG3598side,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064anddevouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719them:

5andothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whereὅπουhopouG3699theyhadnotmuchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthG1093:andstraightwaytheysprangup,becausetheyhadnodeepnessofearthG1093:

6andwhenthesunἡλίουhēliouG2246wasrisen,theywerescorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;andbecausetheyhadnorootῥίζανrhizanG4491,theywitheredG3583awayG3583.

7AndothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098uponthethornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173;andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewupandchokedthem:

8andothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,andyieldedfruitκαρπόν,karponG2590,someahundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,somesixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,somethirtyτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9HethathathearsὦταōtaG3775, lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndthedisciplesG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334,andsaidG3004untohim,WhyτίtiG5101speakest thou untotheminparablesG3850?

11AndheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004untothem, UntoyouitisgivenG1325toknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,buttothemitisnotgivenG1325.

12Forwhosoever hath,tohimshallbegivenG1325,andheshallhaveabundanceG4052:butwhosoever hathnot,fromhimshallbetakenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenG2532thatwhichhehath.

13ThereforespeakλαλῶlalōG2980ItotheminparablesG3850;becauseseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theyseeβλέπουσινblepousinG991not,andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theyhearἀκούουσινakouousinG191not,neitherdotheyunderstandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920.

14AnduntothemisfulfilledtheprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394ofIsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268,whichsaith,ByhearingG191yeshallhearἀκούσετεakouseteG191,andshallinnowiseunderstandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;AndseeingG3708yeshallseeG3708,andshallinnowiseperceive:

15Forthispeople’sheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588iswaxed gross,AndtheirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775aredullἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975ofhearingG191,AndtheireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788theyhaveclosed; Lest haplytheyshouldperceivewiththeireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,AndhearG191withtheirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,AndunderstandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withtheirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,AndshouldturnG1994again,AndIshouldhealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.

16ButblessedareyoureyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788,fortheyseeβλέπουσινblepousinG991;andyourearsὦταōtaG3775,fortheyhearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191.

17ForverilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andrighteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342menG1342desiredG1937toseeG3708thethingsG4183whichyeseeG3708,andsawG3708themnot;andtohearG191thethingsG4183whichyehearG191,andheardG191themnot.

18HearἀκούσατεakousateG191thenG3767yetheparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850ofthesower.

19WhenanyoneG3778heareththewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,andunderstandethitnot,thencomeththeevilπονηρὸςponērosG4190oneG3778,andsnatchethawayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726thatwhichhathbeenG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.ThisisG1510hethatwasG1510sownσπαρείς.spareisG4687bythewayG3598side.

20AndhethatwasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,thisisG1510hethatheareththewordλόγονlogonG3056,andstraightwaywithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479receivethit;

21yethathhenotrootῥίζανrhizanG4491inhimself,butendurethforawhile;andwhentribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orpersecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethbecauseofthewordλόγονlogonG3056, straightwayhestumbleth.

22AndhethatwasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,thisisG1510hethatheareththewordλόγονlogonG3056;andthecareoftheworld,andthedeceitfulnessofrichesπλούτουploutouG4149,chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846thewordλόγον,logonG3056,andhebecomethunfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23AndhethatwasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,thisisG1510hethatheareththewordλόγονlogonG3056,andunderstandethit;whoverily bearethfruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592,andbringethforth,someahundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,somesixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,somethirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.

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