Matthew 13:19-38

19When anyoneG3956 hearsG191 theG3588 messageG3056 of theG3588 kingdomG932 butG2532 does notG3361 understandG4920 it, theG3588 evil oneG4190 comesG2064 andG2532 snatches awayG726 whatG3588 was sownG4687 inG1722 hisG846 heartG2588. ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 seed sownG46871 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598.

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TheG3588 seed sownG4687 onG1909 rocky groundG4075 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056 andG2532 at onceG2112 receivesG2983 itG846 withG3326 joyG5479. 21ButG235 sinceG1161 he hasG2192G1722G1438 noG3756 rootG4491, he remainsG1510 for only a seasonG4340. When troubleG2347 orG2228 persecutionG1375 comesG1096 because ofG1223 theG3588 wordG3056, he quickly falls awayG2112G4624.

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TheG3588 seed sownG4687 amongG1519 theG3588 thornsG173 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056, butG2532 theG3588 worriesG3308 ofG3588 thisG3778 lifeG165 andG2532 theG3588 deceitfulnessG539 of wealthG4149 chokeG4846 theG3588 wordG3056, andG2532 it becomesG1096 unfruitfulG175.

23ButG1161 theG3588 seed sownG4687 onG1909 goodG2570 soilG1093 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056 and understandsG4920 it. He indeedG1211 bears fruitG2592 andG2532 produces a cropG4160—a hundredfoldG1540, sixtyfoldG1835, orG1161 thirtyfoldG5144.”

24Jesus put beforeG3908 themG846 anotherG243 parableG3850: “TheG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 is likeG3666 a manG444 who sowedG4687 goodG2570 seedG4690 inG1722 hisG846 fieldG68. 25ButG1161 whileG1722G3588 everyoneG3588G444 was asleepG2518, hisG846 enemyG2190 cameG2064 andG2532 sowedG4687 weedsG2215 amongG303G3319 theG3588 wheatG4621, andG2532 slipped awayG565. 26WhenG3753 theG3588 wheatG5528 sproutedG985 andG2532 boreG4160 grainG2590, thenG5119 theG3588 weedsG2215 alsoG2532 appearedG5316.

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TheG3588 owner’sG3588G3617 servantsG1401 cameG4334 to himG846 and saidG2036, ‘SirG2962, didn’t you sowG3780G4687 goodG2570 seedG4690 inG1722 yourG4674 fieldG68? WhereG4159 thenG3767 didG2192 the weeds come fromG2215?’

28‘An enemyG2190G444 didG4160 thisG3778,’ he repliedG5346.

So the servantsG1401 askedG3004 himG846, ‘Do you wantG2309 us to goG565 and pull them upG4816G846?’

29‘NoG3756G3361,’ he saidG5346, ‘ifG4219 you pullG4816 theG3588 weedsG2215 now, you might uprootG1610 theG3588 wheatG4621 withG260 themG846. 30LetG863 bothG297 grow togetherG4885 untilG2193 theG3588 harvestG2326. At that timeG1722G2540G3588G2326 I will tellG2046 theG3588 harvestersG2327: FirstG4412 collectG4816 theG3588 weedsG2215 andG2532 tieG1210 themG846 inG1519 bundlesG1197 toG4314 be burnedG2618; thenG1161 gatherG4863 the wheatG4621 intoG1519 myG1473 barnG596.’”

31He put beforeG3908 themG846 anotherG243 parableG3850: “TheG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 isG1510 likeG3664 a mustardG4615 seedG2848 thatG3739 a manG444 tookG2983 and plantedG4687 inG1722 hisG846 fieldG68. 32AlthoughG3303 itG3739 isG1510 the smallestG3398 of allG3956 seedsG4690, yetG1161 it grows intoG837G1510 the largestG3173 ofG3588 garden plantsG3001 andG2532 becomesG1096 a treeG1186, so thatG5620 theG3588 birdsG4071 of theG3588 airG3772 comeG2064 andG2532 nestG2681 inG1722 itsG846 branchesG2798.”

33He toldG2980 themG846 still anotherG243 parableG3850: “TheG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 isG1510 likeG3664 leavenG2219 thatG3739 a womanG1135 tookG2983 and mixedG1470 intoG1519 threeG5140 measuresG4568 of flourG224, untilG2193 allG3650 of itG3739 was leavenedG2220.”

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JesusG2424 spokeG2980 allG3956 these thingsG3778 to theG3588 crowdsG3793 inG1722 parablesG3850. He did not tell them anythingG2980G3762G846 without usingG5565 a parableG3850. 35SoG3704 was fulfilledG4137 whatG3588 was spokenG2046 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396:

36ThenG5119 Jesus dismissedG863 theG3588 crowdsG3793 and wentG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 houseG3614. HisG846 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to HimG846 and saidG3004, “ExplainG1285 to usG1473 theG3588 parableG3850 of theG3588 weedsG2215 in theG3588 fieldG68.”

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He repliedG611, “TheG3588 One who sowsG4687 theG3588 goodG2570 seedG4690 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444. 38The fieldG68 isG1510 theG3588 worldG2889, andG1161 the goodG2570 seedG4690 representsG3778G1510 theG3588 sonsG5207 of theG3588 kingdomG932. The weedsG2215 areG1510 theG3588 sonsG5207 of theG3588 evilG4190 one,