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Luke 8:4-15

4WhileδὲdeG1161a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183crowdὄχλουochlouG3793was gatheringΣυνιόντοςSuniontosG4896andκαὶkaiG2532peopleτῶνtōnG3588were comingἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenōnG1975toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846from town after townκατὰ πόλινkata polinG2596 G4172,He toldεἶπενeipenG2036themδιὰdiaG1223thisparableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:

5ὁhoG3588“A farmerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831τοῦtouG3588to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸνtonG3588seedσπόρονsporonG4703.AndκαὶkaiG2532asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588was sowingσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃhoG3739seedμὲνmenG3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδὸνhodonG3598,whereκαὶkaiG2532it was trampledκατεπατήθη,katepatēthēG2662,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.

6καὶkaiG2532SomeἕτερονheteronG2087fellκατέπεσενkatepesenG2667onἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588rocky groundπέτραν,petranG4073,andκαὶkaiG2532when it came upφυὲνphuenG5453, the seedlingswitheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361moistureἰκμάδα.ikmadaG2429.

7καὶkaiG2532OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319τῶνtōnG3588thornsἀκανθῶν,akanthōnG173καὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588, whichἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grew up withσυμφυεῖσαιsumphueisaiG4855it andchokedG638the seedlingsαὐτό.autoG846.

8StillκαὶkaiG2532otherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098onεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093, whereκαὶkaiG2532it sprang upφυὲνphuenG5453andproducedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590—a hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίονα.hekatontaplasionaG1542.”As Jesus saidλέγωνlegōnG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,He called outἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455, “He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

9ThenδὲdeG1161HisαὐτὸνautonG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōnG1905HimαὐτοῦautouG846whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588parableπαραβολή;parabolēG3850meantεἴηeiēG1510.

10δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588He repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “The knowledgeγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097of theτὰtaG3588mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butδὲdeG1161toτοῖςtoisG3588othersλοιποῖςloipoisG3062I speakinἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,so thatἵναinaG2443, ‘thoughseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991,they may not seeμὴ βλέπωσινmē blepōsinG3361 G991καὶkaiG2532; thoughhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191,they may not understandμὴ συνιῶσιν.mē suniōsinG3361 G4920.’

11NowδὲdeG1161thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the meaningἔστινestinG1510of theἡhēG3588parableπαραβολή·parabolēG3850:TheὁhoG3588seedσπόροςsporosG4703isἐστὶνestinG1510theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

12δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588seedsalongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδόνhodonG3598areεἰσινeisinG1510those whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191, butεἶταeitaG1534theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532takes awayαἴρειaireiG142theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,so thatἵναinaG2443they may not believeμὴ πιστεύσαντεςmē pisteusantesG3361 G4100andbe savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.

13δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588seedsonἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588rocky groundπέτρας,petrasG4073arethose whoοἳhoiG3739ὅτανhotanG3752hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον·logonG3056andreceive itδέχονταιdechontaiG1209withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,butκαὶkaiG2532theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491. TheyοἳhoiG3739believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540, butκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thetimeκαιρῷkairōG2540of testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,they fall awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.

14δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588seeds thatfellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173οὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510those whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191, butκαὶkaiG2532as they go on their wayπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198,they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846byὑπὸhupoG5259theworriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308καὶkaiG2532,richesπλούτουploutouG4149,andκαὶkaiG2532pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237ofτοῦtouG3588thislifeβίουbiouG979,andκαὶkaiG2532their fruit does not matureοὐ τελεσφοροῦσιν.ou telesphorousinG3756 G5052.

15ButδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588seedsonἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093οὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510thoseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748withἐνenG1722a nobleκαλῇkalēaG2570andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, whohearἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,cling toκατέχουσινkatechousinG2722it,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722perseveringὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281produce a cropκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592.

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