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Matthew 13:19-38

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.

25ButδὲdeG1161whileἐν τῷen tōG1722 G3588everyoneτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588 G444was asleepκαθεύδεινkatheudeinG2518,hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532sowedG4687weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215amongἀνὰ μέσονana mesonG303 G3319theτοῦtouG3588wheatσίτουsitouG4621,andκαὶkaiG2532slipped awayἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

26δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588wheatχόρτοςchortosG5528sproutedἐβλάστησενeblastēsenG985andκαὶkaiG2532boreἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160grainκαρπὸνkarponG2590,thenτότεtoteG5119theτὰtaG3588weedsζιζάνια.zizaniaG2215alsoκαὶkaiG2532appearedἐφάνηephanēG5316.

27δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588owner’sτοῦ οἰκοδεσπότουtou oikodespotouG3588 G3617servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidεἶπονeiponG2036, ‘Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,didn’t you sowοὐχὶ ἔσπειραςouchi espeirasG3780 G4687goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμαspermaG4690inἐνenG1722yourG4674τῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷ;agrōG68?WhereπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767didἔχειecheiG2192theweeds come fromζιζάνια;zizaniaG2215?’

28‘An enemyἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωποςechthros anthrōposG2190 G444didἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. SoδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588theservantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401askedλέγουσινlegousinG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846οὖνounG3767, ‘Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309us to goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565andpull them upσυλλέξωμεν αὐτά;sullexōmen autaG4816 G846?’

29‘Noοὔ, μήποτεou mēpotepoteG3756 G3361δέdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he saidφησιν·phēsinG5346, ‘ifG4219you pullσυλλέγοντεςsullegontesG4816theτὰtaG3588weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215now,you might uprootἐκριζώσητεekrizōsēteG1610theτὸνtonG3588wheatσῖτον.sitonG4621withἅμαhamaG260themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

30LetἄφετεapheteG863bothἀμφότεραamphoteraG297grow togetherσυναυξάνεσθαιsunauxanesthaiG4885untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτοῦtouG3588harvestθερισμοῦ·therismouG2326καὶkaiG2532.At that timeἐν καιρῷ τοῦ θερισμοῦen kairō tou therismouG1722 G2540 G3588 G2326I will tellG2046theτοῖςtoisG3588harvestersθερισταῖς·theristaisG2327:FirstG4412collectσυλλέξατεsullexateG4816theτὰtaG3588weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215andκαὶkaiG2532tieδήσατεdēsateG1210themαὐτὰautaG846inεἰςeisG1519bundlesδέσμαςdesmasG1197toπρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588be burnedκατακαῦσαιkatakausaiG2618αὐτά·autaG846;thenδὲdeG1161gatherσυναγάγετεsunagageteG4863τὸνtonG3588thewheatσῖτονsitonG4621intoεἰςeisG1519myG1473τὴνtēnG3588barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596.’”

31He put beforeπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908themαὐτοῖςautoisG846anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850λέγων·legōnG3004: “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isἐστὶνestinG1510likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a mustardσινάπεως,sinapeōsG4615seedκόκκῳkokkōG2848thatὃνhonG3739a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983andplantedἔσπειρενespeirenG4687inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷagrōG68.

32AlthoughμένmenG3303itὃhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510thesmallestμικρότερονmikroteronG3398of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588seedsσπερμάτων,spermatōnG4690,yetδὲdeG1161ὅτανhotanG3752it grows intoαὐξηθῇ, ἐστὶνauxēthēa estinG837 G1510the largestμεῖζονmeizonG3173ofτῶνtōnG3588garden plantsλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001andκαὶkaiG2532becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096a treeδένδρονdendronG1186,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064andκαὶkaiG2532nestκατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounG2681inἐνenG1722itsαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588branchesκλάδοιςkladoisG2798.”

33He toldἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846still anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850: “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isἐστὶνestinG1510likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664leavenζύμῃ,zumēG2219thatἣνhēnG3739a womanγυνὴgunēG1135tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983andmixedἐνέκρυψενenekrupsenG1470intoεἰςeisG1519threeτρίαtriaG5140measuresσάταsataG4568of flourἀλεύρουaleurouG224,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allὅλον.¶holonG3650of itοὗhouG3739was leavenedἐζυμώθηezumōthēG2220.”

34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778to theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850καὶkaiG2532.He did not tell them anythingοὐδὲν ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς,ouden elalei autoisG2980 G3762 G846without usingχωρὶςchōrisG5565a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēsG3850.

35SoὅπωςhopōsG3704was fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396λέγοντος·legontosG3004: “I will openἀνοίξωanoixōG455MyG1473τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;I will utterἐρεύξομαιereuxomaiG2044things hiddenκεκρυμμέναkekrummenaG2928sinceἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of theworldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.”

36ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusdismissedἀφεὶςapheisG863theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614καὶkaiG2532.HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to HimαὐτοῦautouG846andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ExplainδιασάφησονdiasaphēsonG1285to usG1473theτὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850of theτῶνtōnG3588weedsζιζανίωνzizaniōnG2215in theτοῦtouG3588fieldἀγροῦ.¶agrouG68.”

37δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588He repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036, “TheὁhoG3588Onewho sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687theτὸtoG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμαspermaG4690isἐστὶνestinG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.

38δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588ThefieldἀγρόςagrosG68isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος·kosmosG2889,andδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588thegoodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμα,spermaG4690representsοὗτοί εἰσινhoutoi eisinG3778 G1510theοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείας·basileiasG932δὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588. TheweedsζιζάνιάzizaniaG2215areεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦ·ponērouG4190one,

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