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Matthew 13:4-23

4andashesowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,some[grains]fellG4098alongthewayG3598,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064anddevouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719them;

5andothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075placeswhereὅπουhopouG3699theyhadnotmuchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthG1093,andimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theysprangupoutof[thegroundG1093]becauseofnothaving[any]depthβάθοςbathosG899ofearthG1093,

6butwhenthesunἡλίουhēliouG2246rosetheywereburned up,andbecauseofnothaving[any]rootῥίζανrhizanG4491weredriedup;

7andothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098uponthethornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewupandchokedthem;

8andothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,andproducedfruitκαρπόν,karponG2590,oneG3739ahundredG1540,oneG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,andoneG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9HethathasearsὦταōtaG3775, lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndthedisciplesG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upandsaidG3004tohim,WhyτίtiG5101speakest thoutotheminparablesG3850?

11AndheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004tothem,BecausetoyouitisgivenG1325toknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932oftheheavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,buttothemitisnotgivenG1325;

12forwhoeverhas,tohimshallbegivenG1325,andheshallbecausedtobeinabundanceG4052;buthewhohasnot,evenG2532whathehasshallbetakenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromhim.

13ForthiscauseIspeakλαλῶlalōG2980totheminparablesG3850,becauseseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theydonotseeβλέπουσινblepousinG991,andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theydonothearἀκούουσινakouousinG191norunderstandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920;

14andinthemisfilled uptheprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394ofEsaias,whichsaysλέγουσα·legousaG3004,HearingG191yeshallhearἀκούσετεakouseteG191andshallnotunderstandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920,andbeholding yeshallbeholdandnotseeG3708;

15fortheheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588ofthispeopleλαοῦlaouG2992hasgrown fat,andtheyhaveheardG191heavilywiththeirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andtheyhaveclosedtheireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788asasleep, lesttheyshouldseeG3708withtheeyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andhearG191withtheearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andunderstandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withtheheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andshouldbeconverted,andIshouldhealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.

16ButblessedareyoureyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788becausetheyseeβλέπουσινblepousinG991,andyourearsὦταōtaG3775becausetheyhearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191;

17forverilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andrighteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342[menG1342]havedesiredG1937toseeG3708thethingsG4183whichyebeholdanddidnotseeG3708[them],andtohearG191thethingsG4183whichyehearG191anddidnothearG191[them].

18Ye,thereforeοὖνounG3767,hearἀκούσατεakousateG191theparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850ofthesower.

19FromeveryoneG3778whohearsἀκούοντοςakouontosG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932anddoesnotunderstandσυνιέντοςsunientosG4920[it],thewickedG4190oneG3778comesG2064andcatchesawayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726whatwasG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588:thisisG1510hethatisG1510sownσπαρείς.spareisG4687bythewayside.

20ButhethatisG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687ontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places —thisisG1510hewhohearsἀκούωνakouōnG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056andimmediatelyreceivesG2983itwithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,

21buthasnorootῥίζανrhizanG4491inhimself,butisG1510foratimeonly;andwhentribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orpersecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375happensG1096onaccountG3056ofthewordλόγονlogonG3056,heisG1510immediatelyoffendedG4624.

22AndhethatisG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173—thisisG1510hewhohearsἀκούων,akouōnG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,andtheanxious careofthislife,andthedeceitἀπάτηapatēG539ofrichesπλούτουploutouG4149chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846thewordλόγον,logonG3056,andhebecomesG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23ButhethatisG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093—thisisG1510hewhohearsἀκούωνakouōnG191andunderstandsσυνιείς,sunieisG4920thewordλόγονlogonG3056,whobearsfruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592alsoG2532,andproduces,oneG3739ahundredG1540,oneG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,andoneG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.

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