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Mark 4:5-17

5AndG1161someἄλλοalloG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onἐπὶepiG1909stony groundπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075,whereὅπουhopouG3699it hadεἶχενeichenG2192notοὐκoukG3756muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthγῆνgēnG1093;andG2532immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112it sprang upἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816,becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of earthγῆς.gēsG1093:τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588

6ButG1161whenG393the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246was upG393,it was scorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;andG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,it withered awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.G3588

7AndκαὶkaiG2532someἄλλοalloG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519thornsτὰς ἀκάνθας,tas akanthasG3588 G173,andκαὶkaiG2532the thornsαἱ ἄκανθαιhai akanthaiG3588 G173grew upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305,andκαὶkaiG2532chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846itαὐτό,autoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532it yieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532otherἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onεἰςeisG1519goodτὴν καλὴνtēn kalēnG3588 G2570groundγῆν τὴνgēn tēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532did yieldἐδίδουedidouG1325fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590that sprang upἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305andκαὶkaiG2532increasedαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837;andκαὶkaiG2532brought forthἔφερενepherenG5342,someἓνhenG1520thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,andκαὶkaiG2532someἓνhenG1520sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andκαὶkaiG2532someἓνhenG1520an hundredἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themG846,He that hathἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.G3588

10AndG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753he wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096aloneG2651,they that were aboutπερὶperiG4012himαὐτὸνautonG846withσὺνsunG4862the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065of himαὐτὸνautonG846the parableοἱ παραβολάς.hoi parabolasG3588 G3850.τοῖςtoisG3588τὰςtasG3588

11AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771it is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowG1097the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316:butδὲdeG1161unto themἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565that are withoutἔξωexōG1854,allG3956thesethingsG3956are doneγίνεταιginetaiG1096inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850:τοῖςtoisG3588τὰtaG3588

12ThatἵναinaG2443seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532notG3361perceiveG3708;andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may hearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191,andκαὶkaiG2532notG3361understandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920;lest at any timeG3379they should be convertedἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532theirsinsG3588 G265should be forgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756thisταύτην;tautēnG3778parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850?andκαὶkaiG2532how thenπῶςpōsG4459will ye knowγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097allπάσαςpasasG3956parablesτὰς παραβολὰςtas parabolasG3588 G3850?

14The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sowethσπείρει.speireiG4687the wordὁ λόγονho logonG3588 G3056.τὸνtonG3588

15AndδέdeG1161theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are theyεἰσινeisinG1510byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideὁδὸνhodonG3588 G3598,whereὅπουhopouG3699the wordλόγος,logosG3588 G3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;butκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752they have heardἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191,SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG3588 G4567comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112,andκαὶkaiG2532taketh awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056that was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inG1722theirG846heartsG3588 G2588.G3588G3588

16AndκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are theyεἰσινeisinG1510likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668which are sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687onἐπὶepiG1909stony groundπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075;whoοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they have heardἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191the wordοἱ λόγον,hoi logonG3588 G3056,immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itαὐτὸνautonG846withμετὰmetaG3326gladnessχαρᾶςcharasG5479;τὰtaG3588τὸνtonG3588

17AndκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,and soG235endureεἰσιν.eisinG1510butG235for a timeπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340:afterwardεἶταeitaG1534,whenγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethG1096forδιὰdiaG1223the word’s sakeτὸν λόγον,ton logonG3588 G3056,immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112they are offendedσκανδαλίζονται.skandalizontaiG4624.

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