New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 13:4-23

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.”

10And the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidG3004to Him, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do You speakλαλεῖςlaleisG2980to them in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850?”

11Jesus answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,but to them it has not been grantedδέδοται.dedotaiG1325.

12For whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748hasἔχει,echeiG2192, to him moreshall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,and he will haveG4052an abundanceG4052;but whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748does not haveἔχει,echeiG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from him.

13Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I speakλαλῶlalōG2980to them in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;becauseὅτιhotiG3754whileseeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they do not seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991,and while hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they do not hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191,norοὐδὲoudeG3761do they understandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920.

14In their case the prophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268is being fulfilledἀναπληροῦταιanaplēroutaiG378,which saysλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘You will keepἀκοῇakoēaG189on hearingἀκούσετεakouseteG191,but will not understandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;You will keepβλέποντεςblepontesG991on seeingβλέψετεblepseteG991,but will not perceiveG3708;

15For the heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588of thisτούτου,toutouG3778peopleλαοῦlaouG2992has becomeG3975dullἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975,With their earsὠσὶνōsinG3775they scarcelyβαρέωςbareōsG917hearἤκουσαν,ēkousanG191,And they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,OtherwiseG3379they would seeG3708with their eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,HearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191with their earsὠσὶνōsinG3775,And understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920with their heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588and returnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,And I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.’

16But blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are your eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991;and your earsὦταōtaG3775,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they hearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191.

17For trulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342menG1342desiredἐπεθύμησανepethumēsanG1937to seeG3708whatἃhaG3739you seeβλέπετε,blepeteG991,and did not seeG3708it,and to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191whatἃhaG3739you hearἀκούετε,akoueteG191,and did not hearἤκουσαν.¶ēkousanG191it.

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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