New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 13:18-23

18“ListenἀκούσατεakousateG191thenοὖνounG3767to the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850of the sowerσπείραντος·speirantosG4687.

19When anyoneπαντὸςpantosG3956hearsἀκούοντοςakouontosG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932and does not understandσυνιέντοςsunientosG4920it,the evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190onecomesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and snatchesG726awayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726whatG3588has been sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one sownσπαρείς.spareisG4687with seedbesideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598.

20The one sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687with seedon the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places, thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and immediatelyG2117receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983it with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

21yetG1161he hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491in himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, but is onlytemporaryπρόσκαιρόςproskairosG4340,and when afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375occursγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thewordλόγονlogonG3056,immediatelyG2117hefallsG4624awayσκανδαλίζεται.skandalizetaiG4624.

22And the one sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687with seedamongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who hearsἀκούων,akouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056,and the anxietyμέριμναmerimnaG3308of theworldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and thedeceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539of wealthπλούτουploutouG4149chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846the wordλόγον,logonG3056, and itbecomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23But the one sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687with seedon the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and understandsσυνιείς,sunieisG4920it, whoὃςhosG3739indeedδὴdēG1211bearsG2592fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592and producesποιεῖ,poieiG4160,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303a hundredἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someὃhoG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,and someὃhoG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144times as much.”

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