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Matthew 13:4-23

4AndG2532whenἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,μὲνmenG3303someἃhaG3739seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδόν,tēn hodonG3588 G3598,andG2532the fowlsτὰ πετεινὰta peteinaG3588 G4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064andG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719themαὐτά.autaG846upG2719:

5δὲdeG1161SomeἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588stony placesπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075,whereὅπουhopouG3699they hadεἶχενeichenG2192notοὐκoukG3756muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthγῆνgēnG1093:andκαὶkaiG2532forthwithεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they sprung upἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816,becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361deepnessβάθοςbathosG899of earthγῆς.gēsG1093:

6AndδὲdeG1161when the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246was upἀνατείλαντοςanateilantosG393,they were scorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;andκαὶkaiG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,they withered awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7AndδὲdeG1161someἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐπὶepiG1909thornsτὰς ἀκάνθας,tas akanthasG3588 G173;andκαὶkaiG2532the thornsαἱ ἄκανθαιhai akanthaiG3588 G173sprung upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305,andκαὶkaiG2532chokedG638themαὐτά.autaG846:

8ButδὲdeG1161otherἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098intoἐπὶepiG1909goodτὴν καλὴνtēn kalēnG3588 G2570groundγῆν τὴνgēn tēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532brought forthἐδίδουedidouG1325fruitκαρπόν,karponG2590,someὃhoG3739μὲνmenG3303an hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,δὲdeG1161someὃhoG3739sixtyfoldἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,δὲdeG1161someὃhoG3739thirtyfoldτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9ὁhoG3588Who hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191,let him hearG191.

10AndΚαὶKaiG2532the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334,and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101speakest thouλαλεῖςlaleisG2980unto themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850?

11δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754it is givenG1325unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesτὰ μυστήριαta mustēriaG3588 G3466of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν,tōn ouranōnG3588 G3772,butδὲdeG1161to themἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565it isG1325notοὐouG3756givenG1325.

12ForγὰρgarG1063whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748hathἔχει,echeiG2192,to himαὐτῷautōG846shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall have more abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052:butδὲdeG1161whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748hathἔχει,echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846shall be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenκαὶkaiG2532thatὃhoG3739he hathἔχειecheiG2192.

13διὰdiaG1223ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778speak IλαλῶlalōG2980to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850:becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyG991seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991notοὐouG3756;andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191notοὐκoukG3756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do they understandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532inG1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846is fulfilledἀναπληροῦταιanaplēroutaiG378the prophecyἡ προφητείαhē prophēteiaG3588 G4394of EsaiasἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268,ἡhēG3588which saithλέγουσα·legousaG3004,By hearingἀκοῇakoēaG189ye shall hearἀκούσετεakouseteG191,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG4920οὐouG3756notμὴmēG3361understandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;andκαὶkaiG2532seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991ye shall seeβλέψετεblepseteG991,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3708οὐouG3756notμὴmēG3361perceiveG3708:

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου,toutouG3778people’sλαοῦlaouG3588 G2992heartκαρδίαkardiaG3588 G2588is waxed grossἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975,andκαὶkaiG2532theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3588 G3775are dull ofβαρέωςbareōsG917hearingἤκουσαν,ēkousanG191,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3588 G3788they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576;lest at any timeG3379they should seeG3708withG3588 G3788theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3588 G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withG3588 G3775theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3588 G3775,andκαὶkaiG2532should understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withG3588 G2588theirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588 G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532should be convertedἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I should healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

16ButδὲdeG1161blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107areyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771eyesοἱ ὀφθαλμοὶhoi ophthalmoiG3588 G3788,forὅτιhotiG3754they seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991:andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771earsτὰ ὦταta ōtaG3588 G3775,forὅτιhotiG3754they hearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191.

17ForγὰρgarG1063verilyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342menhave desiredἐπεθύμησανepethumēsanG1937to seeG3708those thingswhichἃhaG3739ye seeβλέπετε,blepeteG991,andκαὶkaiG2532haveG3708notοὐκoukG3756seenG3708them;andκαὶkaiG2532to hearG191those thingswhichἃhaG3739ye hearG191,andκαὶkaiG2532haveG191notοὐκoukG3756heardG191them.

18HearἀκούσατεakousateG191yeὙμεῖςHumeisG4771thereforeοὖνounG3767the parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850τοῦtouG3588of the sowerσπείραντος·speirantosG4687.

19When any oneπαντὸςpantosG3956hearethἀκούοντοςakouontosG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932,andκαὶkaiG2532understandethσυνιέντοςsunientosG4920itnotμὴmēG3361,then comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064ὁhoG3588the wickedπονηρὸςponērosG4190one,andκαὶkaiG2532catcheth awayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726τὸtoG3588that which was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588he which received seedσπαρείς.spareisG4687byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598.

20ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he that received the seedσπαρείς,spareisG4687intoἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588stony placesπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075,the sameοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588he that hearethἀκούωνakouōnG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532anonεὐθὺςeuthusG2112withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479receivethλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983itαὐτόν.autonG846;

21YetδὲdeG1161hath heἔχειecheiG2192notοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491inἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235durethἐστιν.estinG1510for a whileπρόσκαιρόςproskairosG4340:for whenδὲdeG1161tribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096because ofδιὰdiaG1223the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,by and byεὐθὺςeuthusG2112he is offendedσκανδαλίζεται.skandalizetaiG4624.

22ὁhoG3588HeG4687alsoδὲdeG1161that received seedG4687amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsτὰς ἀκάνθαςtas akanthasG3588 G173isἐστινestinG1510heG3778ὁhoG3588that hearethἀκούων,akouōnG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056;andκαὶkaiG2532the careἡ μέριμναhē merimnaG3588 G3308of thisG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165,andκαὶkaiG2532the deceitfulnessἡ ἀπάτηhē apatēG3588 G539of richesτοῦ πλούτουtou ploutouG3588 G4149,chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846the wordτὸν λόγον,ton logonG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532he becomethγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23ButδὲdeG1161he that received seedσπαρείς,spareisG3588 G4687intoἐπὶepiG1909theG3588 G1093goodκαλὴνkalēnG3588 G2570groundG3588 G1093isἐστινestinG1510heοὗτόςhoutosG3778that hearethἀκούωνakouōnG3588 G191the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532understandethσυνιείς,sunieisG4920it;whichG3739alsoδὴdēG1211beareth fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592,andκαὶkaiG2532bringeth forthποιεῖ,poieiG4160,μὲνmenG3303someG3588an hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,δὲdeG1161someG3588sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,δὲdeG1161someG3588thirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.

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