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Matthew 13:15-24

15ForγὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588thisτούτου,toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588people’sλαοῦlaouG2992heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588has grown callousἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975καὶkaiG2532;they hardly hearβαρέως ἤκουσαν,bareōs ēkousanG191 G917withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andκαὶkaiG2532they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219they might seeG3708withτοῖςtoisG3588theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788καὶkaiG2532,hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775καὶkaiG2532,understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withτῇtēaG3588theirheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.’

16ButδὲdeG1161blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107areyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788becauseὅτιhotiG3754they seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771earsὦταōtaG3775becauseὅτιhotiG3754they hearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191.

17ForγὰρgarG1063trulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342menlongedἐπεθύμησανepethumēsanG1937to seeG3708whatἃhaG3739you seeβλέπετε,blepeteG991butκαὶkaiG2532did not seeοὐκoukG3756 G3708it,andκαὶkaiG2532to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191whatἃhaG3739you hearἀκούετε,akoueteG191butκαὶkaiG2532did not hearοὐκ ἤκουσαν.¶ouk ēkousanG3756 G191it.

18ConsiderὙμεῖς ἀκούσατεHumeis akousateG4771 G191,thenοὖνounG3767,theτὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850of theτοῦtouG3588sowerσπείραντος·speirantosG4687:

19When anyoneπαντὸςpantosG3956hearsἀκούοντοςakouontosG191theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932butκαὶkaiG2532does notμὴmēG3361understandσυνιέντοςsunientosG4920it,theὁhoG3588evil oneπονηρὸςponērosG4190comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532snatches awayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726whatτὸtoG3588was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588seedsownσπαρείς.spareisG4687alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδὸνhodonG3598.

20δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588seedsownσπαρείς,spareisG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588rocky groundπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075οὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588one whohearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056andκαὶkaiG2532at onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983itαὐτόν.autonG846withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479.

21ButἀλλὰallaG235sinceδὲdeG1161he hasἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷechei en he'autōG2192 G1722 G1438noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,he remainsἐστιν.estinG1510for only a seasonπρόσκαιρόςproskairosG4340. WhenδὲdeG1161troubleθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375comesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,he quickly falls awayεὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται.euthus skandalizetaiG2112 G4624.

22δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588seedsownσπαρείς,spareisG4687amongεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173G3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588one whohearsἀκούων,akouōnG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,butκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588worriesμέριμναmerimnaG3308ofτοῦtouG3588thisG3778lifeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588deceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539τοῦtouG3588of wealthπλούτουploutouG4149chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532it becomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588seedsownσπαρείς,spareisG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093οὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588one whohearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056andκαὶkaiG2532understandsσυνιείς,sunieisG4920it. HeὃςhosG3739indeedδὴdēG1211bears fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592andκαὶkaiG2532produces a cropποιεῖ,poieiG4160μὲνmenG3303ὃhoG3739—a hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540δὲdeG1161ὃhoG3739,sixtyfoldἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,orδὲdeG1161ὃhoG3739thirtyfoldτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.”

24Jesusput beforeπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908themαὐτοῖςautoisG846anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850λέγων·legōnG3004: “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who sowedσπείραντιspeirantiG4687goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμαspermaG4690inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷagrōG68.

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