New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 13:18-23

18“HearἀκούσατεakousateG191thenοὖνounG3767the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850of the sowerσπείραντος·speirantosG4687.

19When anyoneπαντὸςpantosG3956hearsἀκούοντοςakouontosG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932and does not understandσυνιέντοςsunientosG4920it,the evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190onecomesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and snatchesG726awayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726whatG3588has been sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one on whom seed was sownσπαρείς.spareisG4687besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598.

20The one on whom seed was sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687on the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places, thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the man who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and immediatelyG2117receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983it with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

21yetG1161he hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491in himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, but is onlytemporaryπρόσκαιρόςproskairosG4340,and when afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thewordλόγονlogonG3056,immediatelyG2117hefallsG4624awayσκανδαλίζεται.skandalizetaiG4624.

22And the one on whom seed was sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the man who hearsἀκούων,akouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056,and the worryμέριμναmerimnaG3308of theworldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and thedeceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539of wealthπλούτουploutouG4149chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846the wordλόγον,logonG3056,and it becomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23And the one on whom seed was sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687on the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the man who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and understandsσυνιείς,sunieisG4920it; whoὃςhosG3739indeedδὴdēG1211bearsG2592fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592and bringsG4160forthG4160,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303a hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someὃhoG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,and someὃhoG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.”

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