Luke 8
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Luke 8:11-15

11“NowδὲdeG1161the parableπαραβολή·parabolēG3850is thisαὕτηhautēG3778:the seedσπόροςsporosG4703is the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
12ThoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are thoseG3588who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191;thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soἵναinaG2443that they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethose whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;and theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986fallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14The seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198on their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846with worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308and richesπλούτουploutouG4149and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052to maturityG5052.
15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056in an honestκαλῇkalēaG2570and goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it fastG2722,and bearG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
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