New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 13:1-9

1That dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out ofthe houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614and was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521by the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

2AndlargeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863to Him, soὥστεhōsteG5620He gotἐμβάνταembantaG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and satκαθῆσθαι,kathēsthaiG2521downG2521,and the wholeπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was standingεἱστήκει.heistēkeiG2476on the beachαἰγιαλὸνaigialonG123.

3And He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183to them inparablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to sowσπείρειν.speireinG4687;

4and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someἃ μὲνha menG3739 G3303seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064and ateκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719them up.

5OthersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places, whereὅπουhopouG3699they did not haveεἶχενeichenG2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093;and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they sprangἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816up, becauseδιὰdiaG1223they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of soilγῆς.gēsG1093.

6But when the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246had risenἀνατείλαντοςanateilantosG393,they were scorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;and becauseδιὰdiaG1223they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,they witheredG3583awayG3583.

7OthersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐπὶepiG1909the thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173cameἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up and chokedG638them out.

8And othersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093and yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπόν,karponG2590,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303ahundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someὃhoG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,and someὃhoG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

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