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Mark 4:2-33

2AndhetaughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321themmanyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesG3850.AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004totheminhisdoctrine,

3Hearken:BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thesowerwentG1831forthG1831tosowG4687.

4AnditcameG2064topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096ashesowedσπείρειν,speireinG4687,oneG3739fellG4098bythewayside,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameG2064anddevouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it.

5AndanotherfellG4098ontherockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699ithadnotmuchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthG1093,andimmediatelyitsprungupout [ofthegroundG1093]becauseithadnodepthβάθοςbathosG899ofearthG1093;

6andwhenG3753thesunἥλιος,hēliosG2246aroseitwasburnt up,andbecauseofitsnothavinganyrootῥίζανrhizanG4491,itwitheredἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7AndanotherfellG4098amongthethornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewupandchokedG4846it,andityieldednofruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8AndanotherfellG4098intothegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,andyieldedfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,growingG837upandincreasingG837;andbore,oneἓνhenG1520thirtyG5144,andoneἓνhenG1520sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andoneἓνhenG1520ahundredἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.

9AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004,HethathasearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewasaloneμόνας,monasG3441,thoseabouthimwiththetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065him[asto]theparablesG3850.

11AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothem,ToyouisgivenG1325[toknow]themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;buttothemwhoarewithout,allthingsG3956aredoneinparablesG3850,

12thatbeholdingtheymaybeholdandnotseeG3708,andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theymayhearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191andnotunderstandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920,lestG3361itmaybe,theyshouldbeconvertedandtheyshouldbeforgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863.

13AndhesaysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem,DoyenotknowG1097thisparableG3850?andhowπῶςpōsG4459willyebeacquaintedwithalltheparablesG3850?

14ThesowersowsG4687thewordλόγονlogonG3056:

15andtheseareG1510theybythewaysidewhereὅπουhopouG3699thewordλόγος,logosG3056isG1510sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687,andwhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhearἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191,immediatelySatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567comesG2064andtakesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142thewordλόγονlogonG3056thatwasG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inthem.

16AndtheseareG1510theyinlikemannerwhoareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whowhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191thewordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyreceiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itwithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,

17andtheyhavenorootῥίζανrhizanG4491inthemselves,butareG1510foratime:then,tribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347arising,orpersecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375onaccountG3056ofthewordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelytheyareG1510offendedG4624.

18AndothersG243areG1510theywhoareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173:theseareG1510theywhohaveheardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,

19andthecaresG3308oflife,andthedeceitfulnessofrichesπλούτουploutouG4149,andthelustsG1939ofotherλοιπὰloipaG3062thingsG3062,enteringεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531in,chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846thewordλόγον,logonG3056,anditbecomesG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20AndtheseareG1510theywhohavebeenG1510sownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687onthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093, suchashearἀκούουσινakouousinG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056andreceiveπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it,andbearfruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592;oneἓνhenG1520thirtyG5144,andoneἓνhenG1520sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andoneἓνhenG1520ahundredἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540[fold].

21AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothem,DoesthelampλύχνοςluchnosG3088comeG2064thatitshouldbeputG5087underthebushelorunderthecouch? [Isit]notthatitshouldbesetG5087uponthelamp-stand?

22ForthereisG1510nothinghiddenwhich shallnotbeG1510mademanifestφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319;nordoesanysecretG2927thingtakeplaceἐγένετοegenetoG1096,butthatitshouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064tolightφανερόν.phaneronG5318.

23IfanyoneG5100haveearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191, lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

24AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothem,TakeβλέπετεblepeteG991heedG991whatyehearἀκούετε.akoueteG191;withwhatmeasureG3354ye mete,itshallbemetedtoyou;andthereshallbe[more]addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369toyou.

25Forwhosoeverhas,tohimshallbegivenG1325;andhewhohasnot,evenG2532whathehasshallbetakenG142fromhim.

26Andhesaidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isG1510thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,asifamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shouldcastβάλῃbalēG906theseedσπόρονsporonG4703upontheearthγῆςgēsG1093,

27andshouldsleepκαθεύδῃkatheudēG2518andriseG1453upnightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,andtheseedσπόροςsporosG4703shouldsproutandgrow,hedoesnotknowhowὡςhōsG5613.

28TheearthγῆgēG1093bearsfruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592ofitself,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413[the]blade,thenεἶταeitaG1534an ear,thenεἶταeitaG1534fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134cornintheear.

29ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752thefruitκαρπός,karposG2590isproduced,immediatelyhesendsἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649thesickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,fortheharvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326iscome.

30Andhesaidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459shouldwelikenthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,orwithwhatcomparisonshouldwecompareit?

31AstoagrainG2848ofmustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615[seedσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690],which,whenὅτανhotanG3752itisG1510sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,isG1510lessthanallseedsG4690whichareG1510upontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093,

32andwhenὅτανhotanG3752ithasbeensownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687, mountsupandbecomesG1096greaterG3173thanallherbs,andproducesG4160greatG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798,sothatthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071ofheavenG3772canroostunderitsshadowσκιὰνskianG4639.

33AndwithmanyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183suchτοιαύταιςtoiautaisG5108parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850hespokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056tothem,astheywereableἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410tohearἀκούειν.akoueinG191,

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