New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 13:27-52

27The slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of the landownerοἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouG3617cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidG3004to him, ‘Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,did you not sowἔσπειραςespeirasG4687goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμαspermaG4690in your fieldἀγρῷ;agrōG68?HowπόθενpothenG4159thenοὖνounG3767does it haveἔχειecheiG2192taresζιζάνια;zizaniaG2215?’

28And he saidἔφηephēG5346to them, ‘Anenemyἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωποςechthros anthrōposG2190 G444has doneἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778!’The slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to him, ‘Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309us, thenοὖνounG3767,to goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565and gatherσυλλέξωμενsullexōmenG4816them up?’

29But he saidφησιν·phēsinG5346, ‘Noοὔ,ouG3756;for while you are gatheringσυλλέγοντεςsullegontesG4816up the taresζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215,you may uprootἐκριζώσητεekrizōsēteG1610the wheatσῖτον.sitonG4621with them.

30AllowἄφετεapheteG863bothἀμφότεραamphoteraG297to growG4885togetherG4885untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the harvestθερισμοῦ·therismouG2326;and in the timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of the harvestθερισμοῦtherismouG2326I will sayG3004to the reapersθερισταῖς·theristaisG2327, “FirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413gatherσυλλέξατεsullexateG4816up the taresζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215and bindδήσατεdēsateG1210them in bundlesδέσμαςdesmasG1197to burnκατακαῦσαιkatakausaiG2618them up; butgatherσυναγάγετεsunagageteG4863the wheatσῖτονsitonG4621into my barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnG596.”’”

31He presentedπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a mustardσινάπεως,sinapeōsG4615seedκόκκῳkokkōG2848,whichὃνhonG3739a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and sowedἔσπειρενespeirenG4687in his fieldἀγρῷagrōG68;

32and thisὃhoG3739is smallerμικρότερονmikroteronG3398than allπάντωνpantōnG3956otherseedsσπερμάτων,spermatōnG4690,but whenὅτανhotanG3752it is fullG837grownG837,it is largerμεῖζονmeizonG3173than the gardenλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001plantsG3001and becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096a treeδένδρονdendronG1186,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatthe birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064andnestκατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounG2681in its branchesκλάδοιςkladoisG2798.”

33He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to them, “The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664leavenζύμῃ,zumēG2219,whichG3739a womanγυνὴgunēG1135tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983and hidἐνέκρυψενenekrupsenG1470inthreeτρίαtriaG5140pecksσάταsataG4568of flourἀλεύρουaleurouG224untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it was allὅλον.¶holonG3650leavenedἐζυμώθηezumōthēG2220.”

34AllπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,and He did not speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980to themwithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēsG3850.

35This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396: “I will openἀνοίξωanoixōG455My mouthστόμαstomaG4750in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;I will utterἐρεύξομαιereuxomaiG2044thingsG2928hiddenG2928sinceἀπὸapoG575the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889.”

36ThenΤότεToteG5119He leftἀφεὶςapheisG863the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793and wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intothe houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ExplainδιασάφησονdiasaphēsonG1285to us the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850of thetaresζιζανίωνzizaniōnG2215of the fieldἀγροῦ.¶agrouG68.”

37And He saidG3004,“The one who sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμαspermaG4690isthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,

38and the fieldἀγρόςagrosG68is the worldκόσμος·kosmosG2889; and as forthe goodκαλὸνkalonG2570seedσπέρμα,spermaG4690,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778arethe sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the kingdomβασιλείας·basileiasG932;and the taresζιζάνιάzizaniaG2215arethe sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe evilπονηροῦ·ponērouG4190one;

39and the enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190who sowedσπείραςspeirasG4687them is the devilδιάβολος·diabolosG1228,and the harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326is theendσυντέλειαsunteleiaG4930of the ageαἰῶνόςaiōnosG165;and the reapersθερισταὶtheristaiG2327are angelsἄγγελοίangeloiG32.

40SoG3779justὥσπερhōsperG5618as the taresζιζάνιαzizaniaG2215are gatheredσυλλέγεταιsullegetaiG4816up and burnedκατακαίεται,katakaietaiG2618with fireπυρὶpuriG4442,soG3779shall it be at theendσυντελείᾳsunteleiaG4930of the ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165.

41The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649forthG649His angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32,and they will gatherσυλλέξουσινsullexousinG4816out of His kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932allπάνταpantaG3956stumblingG4625blocksG4625,and thoseG3588who commitποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458,

42andwill throwβαλοῦσινbalousinG906them into the furnaceκάμινονkaminonG2575of fireπυρός·purosG4442;in that placeἐκεῖekeiG1563there will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.

43ThenτότεtoteG5119the righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342will shineG1584forthG1584as the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of their FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

44“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a treasureθησαυρῷthēsaurōG2344hiddenκεκρυμμένῳkekrummenōG2928in the fieldἀγρῷ,agrōG68,whichὃνhonG3739a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147and hidἔκρυψεν.ekrupsenG2928again;and from joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479over it he goesὑπάγειhupageiG5217andsellsπωλεῖpōleiG4453allὅσαhosaG3745that he hasἔχειecheiG2192and buysἀγοράζειagorazeiG59that fieldἀγρὸνagronG68.

45“AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a merchantἐμπόρῳemporōG1713seekingζητοῦντιzētountiG2212fineκαλοὺςkalousG2570pearlsμαργαρίτας.margaritasG3135,

46and upon findingεὑρὼνheurōnG2147oneἕναhenaG1520pearlμαργαρίτην,margaritēnG3135of greatG4186valueG4186,he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and soldπέπρακενpeprakenG4097allπάνταpantaG3956that he hadεἶχενeichenG2192and boughtἠγόρασενēgorasenG59it.

47“AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a dragnetσαγήνῃsagēnēG4522castβληθείσῃblētheisēG906into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,and gatheringσυναγαγούσῃ,sunagagousēG4863fishof everyπαντὸςpantosG3956kindγένουςgenousG1085;

48and whenὅτεhoteG3753it was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137,they drewἀναβιβάσαντεςanabibasantesG307it up on the beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123;and they satG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523and gatheredσυνέλεξανsunelexanG4816the goodκαλὰkalaG2570fishinto containersG32,but the badσαπρὰsapraG4550they threwἔβαλον.ebalonG906awayἔξωexōG1854.

49SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it will be at theendσυντελείᾳsunteleiaG4930of the ageαἰῶνος·aiōnosG165;the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32will comeG1831forthG1831andtakeἀφοριοῦσινaphoriousinG873out the wickedπονηροὺςponērousG4190from amongμέσουmesouG3319the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342,

50andwill throwβαλοῦσινbalousinG906them into the furnaceκάμινονkaminonG2575of fireπυρός·purosG4442;in that placeG1563thereG1563will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.

51“Have you understoodσυνήκατεsunēkateG4920allπάντα;pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “YesναίnaiG3483.”

52AndJesus saidG3004to them,“Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778everyπᾶςpasG3956scribeγραμματεὺςgrammateusG1122who has becomeG3100a discipleG3100of the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὅμοιόςhomoiosG3664a headG3617of a householdG3617,whoὅστιςhostisG3748bringsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out of his treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344thingsG2537newκαινὰkainaG2537and oldπαλαιά.¶palaiaG3820.”

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