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Mark 4:26-32

26Jesusalso saidΚαὶKaiG2532 G2036, “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510likeοὕτως ὡςhoutōs hōsG3779 G5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who scattersβάλῃbalēG906τὸνtonG3588seedσπόρονsporonG4703onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588groundγῆςgēsG1093.

27καὶkaiG2532NightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250he sleepsκαθεύδῃkatheudēG2518andκαὶkaiG2532wakesἐγείρηταιegeirētaiG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588seedσπόροςsporosG4703sproutsβλαστᾷblastaG985andκαὶkaiG2532growsμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373, thoughheαὐτός.autosG846knowsG1492notοὐκoukG3756howὡςhōsG5613.

28All by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093produces a cropκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592—firstG4412thestalkχόρτονchortonG5528,thenεἶταeitaG1534theheadστάχυνstachunG4719,thenεἶταeitaG1534grainσῖτονsitonG4621thatripensπλήρηςplērēsG4134withinἐν τῷ στάχυϊ.en tō stachuiG1722 G3588 G4719.

29AndδὲdeG1161as soon asὅταν εὐθὺςhotan euthusG2112 G3752theὁhoG3588grainκαρπός,karposG2590is ripeπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,he swingsἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649theτὸtoG3588sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588harvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326has comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.”

30ThenΚαὶKaiG2532He askedG2036, “To whatπῶςpōsG4459can we compareὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenG3666theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ἢēG2228?WithἐνenG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101parableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shall we presentθῶμεν;thōmenG5087itαὐτὴνautēnG846?

31It is likeὡςhōsG5613a mustard seedσινάπεωςsinapeōsG2848 G4615,whichὃςhosG3739ὅτανhotanG3752isὂνonG1510thesmallestμικρότερονmikroteronG3398of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῆςtēsG3588seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690sownσπαρῇ ἐπὶ γῆς, τῶνsparēa epi gēs tōnG4687 G1909 G3588 G1093τῶνtōnG3588uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

32ButκαὶkaiG2532afterὅτανhotanG3752it is plantedσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it growsἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305καὶkaiG2532to beγίνεταιginetaiG1096the largestμεῖζονmeizonG3173of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588garden plantsλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001andκαὶkaiG2532puts forthποιεῖpoieiG4160greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτὴνtēnG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτὰtaG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772δύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410nestκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681inὑπὸhupoG5259itsαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588shadeσκιὰνskianG4639.”

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