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Luke 8:4-15

4NowδὲdeG1161when a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183crowdὄχλουochlouG3793was comingG4896togetherG4896,and thoseτῶνtōnG3588from the variousκατὰkataG2596citiesπόλινpolinG4172were journeyingἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenōnG1975to Him, He spokeG3004by wayδιὰdiaG1223of a parableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:
5“The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentG1831outG1831to sowσπεῖραιspeiraiG4687his seedσπόρονsporonG4703;and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,and it was trampledG2662underfootG2662,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772ateG2719it upG2719.
6OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellκατέπεσενkatepesenG2667on rockyπέτραν,petranG4073soil,and when it cameG5453upG5453,it witheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583awayG3583becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361moistureἰκμάδα.ikmadaG2429.
7OtherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722G3319the thornsἀκανθῶν,akanthōnG173;and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewG4855upG4855withG4855it and chokedG638it outG638.
8And yetotherἕτερονheteronG2087seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18soilγῆνgēnG1093,and grewG5453upG5453,and producedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590a hundredG1542timesG1542asG1542muchG1542.”As He saidλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He would callἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455outG5455, “The one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”
9NowδὲdeG1161His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganaskingἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōnG1905Him whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778parableπαραβολή;parabolēG3850meantεἴηeiēG1510.
10And He saidG3004, “To you it has been grantedδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097themysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but to the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062they are toldin parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443while seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may not seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991, andwhile hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may not understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.
11“NowδὲdeG1161thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the parableπαραβολή·parabolēG3850:the seedσπόροςsporosG4703is the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
12And thoseG3588besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόνhodonG3598are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,thenεἶταeitaG1534the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056from their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,soG2443thatG2443they will not believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13Those on the rockyπέτρας,petrasG4073soil arethe ones whoG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordλόγον·logonG3056with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479; and yettheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778do not haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192a firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491;they believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100for a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540,and in a timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986theyfallG868awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14And the seedwhich fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,and as they goG4198onG4198their wayG4198they are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846by worriesμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308,richesπλούτουploutouG4149,and pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237of thislifeβίουbiouG979,and they bringG5052noοὐouG3756fruitG5052toG5052maturityG5052.
15But the seedin the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570soilγῇ,gēaG1093,theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056with a goodκαλῇkalēaG2570and virtuousἀγαθῇagathēaG18heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and holdG2722it firmlyG2722,and produceG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withperseveranceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
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