Revised Literal Translation

Luke 8:5-15

5A sowerὁ σπείρωνho speirōnG3588 G4687went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to sowτοῦ σπεῖραιtou speiraiG3588 G4687hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846seedτὸν σπόρονton sporonG3588 G4703:andκαὶkaiG2532asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846sowedτῷ σπείρεινtō speireinG3588 G4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303fellἔπεσενepesenG4098byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598;andκαὶkaiG2532it was trodden downκατεπατήθη,katepatēthēG2662,andκαὶkaiG2532the fowlsτὰ πετεινὰta peteinaG3588 G4071of the airτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588 G3772devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532someἕτερονheteronG2087fellG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909a rockτὴν πέτραν,tēn petranG3588 G4073;andκαὶkaiG2532as soon as it was sprung upφυὲνphuenG5453,it withered awayἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583,becauseδιὰdiaG1223itτὸtoG3588lackedμὴ ἔχεινmē echeinG3361 G2192moistureἰκμάδα.ikmadaG2429.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532someἕτερονheteronG2087fellἔπεσενepesenG4098ἐνenG1722amongμέσῳmesōG3319thornsτῶν ἀκανθῶν,tōn akanthōnG3588 G173;andκαὶkaiG2532the thornsαἱ ἄκανθαιhai akanthaiG3588 G173sprang up with itσυμφυεῖσαιsumphueisaiG4855,and chokedG638itαὐτό.autoG846.

8τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532otherἕτερονheteronG2087fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onG1909goodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18groundγῆν ὁgēn hoG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532sprang upφυὲνphuenG5453,and bareἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590an hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίονα.hekatontaplasionaG1542.And when he had saidλέγωνlegōnG3004these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he criedἐφώνει·ephōneiG5455,He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

9AndδὲdeG1161hisαὐτὸνautonG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101askedἘπηρώτωνEpērōtōnG1905himαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingG3004,WhatτίςtisG5101mightG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778parableἡ παραβολή;hē parabolēG3588 G3850beG1510?

10ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,Unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771it is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesμυστήρια τῆςmustēria tēsG3588 G3466of the kingdomβασιλείας τοῦbasileias touG3588 G932of Godθεοῦ, τοῖςtheou toisG3588 G2316:butδὲdeG1161to othersλοιποῖςloipoisG3062inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;thatἵναinaG2443seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they mightG991notμὴmēG3361seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they mightG4920notμὴmēG3361understandσυνιῶσιν.suniōsinG4920.

11NowδὲdeG1161the parableἡ παραβολή·hē parabolēG3588 G3850isἔστινestinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778:The seedὁ σπόροςho sporosG3588 G4703isἐστὶνestinG1510the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

12οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161ThoseτὴνtēnG3588byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideὁδόν οἱhodon hoiG3588 G3598are theyεἰσινeisinG1510thatὁhoG3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191;thenεἶταeitaG1534comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532taketh awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056out ofἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsτῆς καρδίαςtēs kardiasG3588 G2588,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361they should believeπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100and be savedσωθῶσιν.sōthōsinG4982.

13δὲdeG1161TheyοἱhoiG3588onἐπὶepiG1909the rockτῆς πέτρας,tēs petrasG3588 G4073are they,whichοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191,receiveδέχονταιdechontaiG1209the wordτὸν λόγον·ton logonG3588 G3056withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,whichοἳhoiG3739forπρὸςprosG4314a whileκαιρὸνkaironG2540believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986fall awayἀφίστανται.aphistantaiG868.

14AndδὲdeG1161thatG3588which fellπεσόν,pesonG4098amongεἰςeisG1519thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG3588 G173areεἰσινeisinG1510theyοὗτοίhoutoiG3778,whichG3588,when they have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191,go forthπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532are chokedσυμπνίγονταιsumpnigontaiG4846withὑπὸhupoG5259caresμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3308andκαὶkaiG2532richesπλούτουploutouG4149andκαὶkaiG2532pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237ofG3588 G979thislifeβίουbiouG3588 G979,andκαὶkaiG2532bringG5052no fruitοὐouG3756to perfectionG5052.

15τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161thatτῇtēaG3588onἐνenG1722the goodκαλῇkalēaG2570groundγῇ,gēaG1093areεἰσινeisinG1510theyοὗτοίhoutoiG3778,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748inἐνenG1722an honestἀγαθῇagathēaG18andκαὶkaiG2532goodκαλῇkalēaG2570heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,keepκατέχουσινkatechousinG2722it,andκαὶkaiG2532bring forth fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592withἐνenG1722patienceὑπομονῇ.¶hupomonēaG5281.

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