New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4:1-9

1He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321againπάλινpalinG3825by the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.And such a veryG4183largeG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863to Him thatHe gotἐμβάνταembantaG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143in the seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281and satG2521downG2521;and the wholeπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281on the landγῆςgēsG1093.

2And He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321them manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,and was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them in His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,

3“ListenἈκούετε.¶AkoueteG191to this!BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,the sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to sowσπεῖραι·speiraiG4687;

4as he was sowingσπείρειν,speireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and ateκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it up.

5OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the rockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundwhereὅπουhopouG3699it did not haveεἶχενeichenG2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093;and immediatelyG2117it sprangἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816up becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of soilγῆς.gēsG1093.

6And afterὅτεhoteG3753the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246had risenἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393,it was scorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;and becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,it witheredG3583awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173cameἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up and chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846it, and it yieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8OtherἄλλαallaG243seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093,and as they grewἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305up and increasedαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837,they yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590and producedἔφερενepherenG5342thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,and a hundredfoldἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.”

9And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “He whoὃςhosG3739hasἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

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