Revised Literal Translation

Mark 4:9-23

9AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themG846,He that hathἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.G3588

10AndG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753he wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096aloneG2651,they that were aboutπερὶperiG4012himαὐτὸνautonG846withσὺνsunG4862the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065of himαὐτὸνautonG846the parableοἱ παραβολάς.hoi parabolasG3588 G3850.τοῖςtoisG3588τὰςtasG3588

11AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771it is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to knowG1097the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316:butδὲdeG1161unto themἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565that are withoutἔξωexōG1854,allG3956thesethingsG3956are doneγίνεταιginetaiG1096inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850:τοῖςtoisG3588τὰtaG3588

12ThatἵναinaG2443seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532notG3361perceiveG3708;andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they may hearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191,andκαὶkaiG2532notG3361understandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920;lest at any timeG3379they should be convertedἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532theirsinsG3588 G265should be forgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756thisταύτην;tautēnG3778parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850?andκαὶkaiG2532how thenπῶςpōsG4459will ye knowγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097allπάσαςpasasG3956parablesτὰς παραβολὰςtas parabolasG3588 G3850?

14The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sowethσπείρει.speireiG4687the wordὁ λόγονho logonG3588 G3056.τὸνtonG3588

15AndδέdeG1161theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are theyεἰσινeisinG1510byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideὁδὸνhodonG3588 G3598,whereὅπουhopouG3699the wordλόγος,logosG3588 G3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;butκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752they have heardἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191,SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG3588 G4567comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112,andκαὶkaiG2532taketh awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056that was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inG1722theirG846heartsG3588 G2588.G3588G3588

16AndκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are theyεἰσινeisinG1510likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668which are sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687onἐπὶepiG1909stony groundπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075;whoοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they have heardἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191the wordοἱ λόγον,hoi logonG3588 G3056,immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itαὐτὸνautonG846withμετὰmetaG3326gladnessχαρᾶςcharasG5479;τὰtaG3588τὸνtonG3588

17AndκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,and soG235endureεἰσιν.eisinG1510butG235for a timeπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340:afterwardεἶταeitaG1534,whenγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethG1096forδιὰdiaG1223the word’s sakeτὸν λόγον,ton logonG3588 G3056,immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112they are offendedσκανδαλίζονται.skandalizontaiG4624.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are theyG1510which are sownοἱ σπειρόμενοι·hoi speiromenoiG3588 G4687amongεἰςeisG1519thornsτὰς ἀκάνθαςtas akanthasG3588 G173;such as hearοἱ ἀκούσαντες,hoi akousantesG3588 G191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,

19AndκαὶkaiG2532the caresαἱ μέριμναιhai merimnaiG3588 G3308of thisG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165,andκαὶkaiG2532the deceitfulnessἡ ἀπάτηhē apatēG3588 G539of richesτοῦ πλούτουtou ploutouG3588 G4149,andκαὶkaiG2532the lustsἐπιθυμίαιepithumiaiG1939ofπερὶperiG4012other thingsλοιπὰloipaG3062entering inεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531,chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846the wordαἱ λόγον,hai logonG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532it becomethγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.τὰtaG3588τὸνtonG3588

20AndG2532theseG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510they which are sownοἱ σπαρέντες,hoi sparentesG3588 G4687onἐπὶepiG1909goodτὴν καλὴνtēn kalēnG3588 G2570groundγῆν τὴνgēn tēnG3588 G1093;such asοἵτινεςoitinesG3748hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,andG2532receiveπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it,andG2532bring forth fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592,someἓνhenG1520thirtyfoldτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,someἓνhenG1520sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andG2532someἓνhenG1520an hundredἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540.

21AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,IsμήτιmētiG3385a candleὁ λύχνοςho luchnosG3588 G3088broughtἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toἵναinaG2443be putG5087underὑπὸhupoG5259abushelτὸν μόδιονton modionG3588 G3426,orἢēG2228underὑπὸhupoG5259a bedτὴν κλίνην;tēn klinēnG3588 G2825?and notοὐχouchG3756toἵναinaG2443be setG2007onἐπὶepiG1909a candlestickτὴν λυχνίανtēn luchnianG3588 G3087?

22ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐouG3756 G5100hidκρυπτόνkruptonG2927,whichG3739shallἐὰνeanG1437notμὴmēG3361be manifestedφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761was any thing keptἐγένετοegenetoG1096secretἀπόκρυφονapokruphonG614,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatεἰςeisG2443 G1519it should comeἔλθῃelthēG2064abroadφανερόν.phaneronG5318.

23IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100haveἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

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