Revised Literal Translation
Luke 8:4-18
4τῶνtōnG3588And whenδὲdeG1161muchπολλοῦpollouG4183peopleὄχλουochlouG3793were gathered togetherΣυνιόντοςSuniontosG4896,andκαὶkaiG2532were comeἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenōnG1975toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846out of everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,he spakeG3004byδιὰdiaG1223a parableπαραβολῆς·parabolēsG3850:
5A sowerὁ σπείρωνho speirōnG3588G4687went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to sowτοῦ σπεῖραιtou speiraiG3588G4687hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846seedτὸν σπόρονton sporonG3588G4703:andκαὶkaiG2532asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846sowedτῷ σπείρεινtō speireinG3588G4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588G3598;andκαὶkaiG2532it was trodden downκατεπατήθη,katepatēthēG2662,andκαὶkaiG2532the fowlsτὰ πετεινὰta peteinaG3588G4071of the airτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588G3772devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.
8τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532otherἕτερονheteronG2087fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onG1909goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18groundγῆν ὁgēn hoG3588G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532sprang upφυὲνphuenG5453,and bareἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590an hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίονα.hekatontaplasionaG1542.And when he had saidλέγωνlegōnG3004these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he criedἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455,He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.
10ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,Unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771it is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesμυστήρια τῆςmustēria tēsG3588G3466of the kingdomβασιλείας τοῦbasileias touG3588G932of Godθεοῦ, τοῖςtheou toisG3588G2316:butδὲdeG1161to othersλοιποῖςloipoisG3062inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;thatἵναinaG2443seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they mightG991notμὴmēG3361seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they mightG4920notμὴmēG3361understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.
12οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161ThoseτὴνtēnG3588byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideὁδόν οἱhodon hoiG3588G3598are theyεἰσινeisinG1510thatὁhoG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191;thenεἶταeitaG1534comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532taketh awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056out ofἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsτῆς καρδίαςtēs kardiasG3588G2588,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361they should believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.
13δὲdeG1161TheyοἱhoiG3588onἐπὶepiG1909the rockτῆς πέτρας,tēs petrasG3588G4073are they,whichοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordτὸν λόγον·ton logonG3588G3056withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,whichοἳhoiG3739forπρὸςprosG4314a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986fall awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.
14AndδὲdeG1161thatG3588which fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG3588G173areεἰσινeisinG1510theyοὗτοίhoutoiG3778,whichG3588,when they have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,go forthπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846withὑπὸhupoG5259caresμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308andκαὶkaiG2532richesπλούτουploutouG4149andκαὶkaiG2532pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237ofG3588G979thislifeβίουbiouG3588G979,andκαὶkaiG2532bringG5052no fruitοὐouG3756to perfectionG5052.
15τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161thatτῇtēaG3588onἐνenG1722the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570groundγῇ,gēaG1093areεἰσινeisinG1510theyοὗτοίhoutoiG3778,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748inἐνenG1722an honestἀγαθῇagathēaG18andκαὶkaiG2532goodκαλῇkalēaG2570heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056,keepκατέχουσινkatechousinG2722it,andκαὶkaiG2532bring forth fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withἐνenG1722patienceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.
16οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161No manΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762,when he hath lightedἅψαςhapsasG681a candleλύχνονluchnonG3088,coverethκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572itαὐτὸνautonG846with a vesselσκεύειskeueiG4632,orἢēG2228puttethG5087itunderὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235settethG2007itonἐπὶepiG1909a candlestickλυχνίαςluchniasG3087,thatἵναinaG2443they which enter inεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991the lightτὸ φῶς.to phōsG3588G5457.
17ForγάρgarG1063nothingοὐouG3756isἐστινestinG1510secretκρυπτὸνkruptonG2927,thatὃhoG3739shallG1096notοὐouG3756be madeG1096manifestφανερὸνphaneronG5318;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761any thinghidἀπόκρυφονapokruphonG614,thatὃhoG3739shallG1097notοὐouG3756be knownG1097andκαὶkaiG2532comeἔλθῃ.¶elthēG2064εἰςeisG1519abroadφανερὸνphaneronG5318.
18Take heedΒλέπετεBlepeteG991thereforeοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459ye hearἀκούετε·akoueteG191:forγὰρgarG1063ὃςhosG3739whosoeverἂνanG302hathἔχῃ,echēG2192,to himαὐτῷ,autōG846shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;andκαὶkaiG2532ὃςhosG3739whosoeverἂνanG302hathἔχῃ,echēG2192notμὴmēG3361,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846shall be takenἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenκαὶkaiG2532thatὃhoG3739which he seemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380to haveἔχεινecheinG2192.
Commentaries on Luke 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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