New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4:5-17

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.”

10As soonὅτεhoteG3753as He was aloneμόνας,monasG3441,His followersπερὶperiG3588 G4012,alongσὺνsunG4862with the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427, beganaskingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him aboutthe parablesπαραβολάς.parabolasG3850.

11And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“To you has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, butthoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565who are outsideἔξωexōG1854getγίνεταιginetaiG1096everythingπάνταpantaG3956in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,

12soἵναinaG2443thatwhile seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991,they may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991and not perceiveG3708,and while hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191,they may hearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191and not understandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920,otherwiseG3379they might returnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994and be forgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863.”

13And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Do you not understandG3609thisταύτην;tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850?HowπῶςpōsG4459will you understandγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097allπάσαςpasasG3956the parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850?

14The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sowsσπείρει.speireiG4687the wordλόγονlogonG3056.

15TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are the ones whoG3588are besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598whereὅπουhopouG3699the wordλόγος,logosG3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;and whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191,immediatelyG2117SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056which has been sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687in them.

16In a similarG3668wayG3668theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones on whom seed was sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687on the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whoοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983it with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

17and they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491in themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, but are onlytemporaryπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340;thenεἶταeitaG1534,when afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117theyfallσκανδαλίζονται.skandalizontaiG4624awayG4624.

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