New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 13:3-8

3And He toldἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980them manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentG1831outG1831to sowσπείρειν.speireinG4687;

4and as he sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someἃ μὲνha menG3739 G3303seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064and ateG2719them upG2719.

5OthersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places, whereὅπουhopouG3699they did not haveεἶχενeichenG2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093;and they sprangG1816upG1816immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112,becauseδιὰdiaG1223they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of soilγῆς.gēsG1093.

6But after the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246roseἀνατείλαντοςanateilantosG393,they were scorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;and becauseδιὰdiaG1223they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,they witheredG3583awayG3583.

7OthersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐπὶepiG1909the thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173cameG305upG305and chokedG638them out.

8But othersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093and yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπόν,karponG2590,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303ahundredἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someὃhoG3739sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,and someὃhoG3739thirtyτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144times as much.

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