Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 13:1-15

1ἘνEnG1722G1161TheG3588 G2250sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424out ofG575the houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3588 G3614,and satἐκάθητοekathētoG2521byπαρὰparaG3844the sea sideθάλασσαν.thalassanG3588 G2281.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλοὶpolloiG4183multitudesG3793were gathered togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620heαὐτὸνautonG846wentἐμβάνταembantaG1684intoεἰςeisG1519a shipπλοῖονploionG3588 G4143,and satκαθῆσθαι,kathēsthaiG2521;andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G3793wholeπᾶςpasG3956multitudeG3588 G3793stoodεἱστήκει.heistēkeiG2476onἐπὶepiG1909the shoreαἰγιαλὸνaigialonG3588 G123.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532he spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,BeholdG3708,ὁhoG3588a sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687went forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831τοῦtouG3588to sowσπείρειν.speireinG4687;

4AndG2532whenἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,μὲνmenG3303someἃhaG3739seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδόν,tēn hodonG3588 G3598,andG2532the fowlsτὰ πετεινὰta peteinaG3588 G4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064andG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719themαὐτά.autaG846upG2719:

5δὲdeG1161SomeἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588stony placesπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075,whereὅπουhopouG3699they hadεἶχενeichenG2192notοὐκoukG3756muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthγῆνgēnG1093:andκαὶkaiG2532forthwithεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they sprung upἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816,becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361deepnessβάθοςbathosG899of earthγῆς.gēsG1093:

6AndδὲdeG1161when the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246was upἀνατείλαντοςanateilantosG393,they were scorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;andκαὶkaiG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,they withered awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7AndδὲdeG1161someἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongἐπὶepiG1909thornsτὰς ἀκάνθας,tas akanthasG3588 G173;andκαὶkaiG2532the thornsαἱ ἄκανθαιhai akanthaiG3588 G173sprung upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305,andκαὶkaiG2532chokedG638themαὐτά.autaG846:

8ButδὲdeG1161otherἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098intoἐπὶepiG1909goodτὴν καλὴνtēn kalēnG3588 G2570groundγῆν τὴνgēn tēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532brought forthἐδίδουedidouG1325fruitκαρπόν,karponG2590,someὃhoG3739μὲνmenG3303an hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,δὲdeG1161someὃhoG3739sixtyfoldἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,δὲdeG1161someὃhoG3739thirtyfoldτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9ὁhoG3588Who hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191,let him hearG191.

10AndΚαὶKaiG2532the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334,and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101speakest thouλαλεῖςlaleisG2980unto themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850?

11δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754it is givenG1325unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the mysteriesτὰ μυστήριαta mustēriaG3588 G3466of the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν,tōn ouranōnG3588 G3772,butδὲdeG1161to themἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565it isG1325notοὐouG3756givenG1325.

12ForγὰρgarG1063whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748hathἔχει,echeiG2192,to himαὐτῷautōG846shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall have more abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052:butδὲdeG1161whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748hathἔχει,echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846shall be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenκαὶkaiG2532thatὃhoG3739he hathἔχειecheiG2192.

13διὰdiaG1223ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778speak IλαλῶlalōG2980to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850:becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyG991seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991notοὐouG3756;andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191they hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191notοὐκoukG3756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do they understandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532inG1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846is fulfilledἀναπληροῦταιanaplēroutaiG378the prophecyἡ προφητείαhē prophēteiaG3588 G4394of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268,ἡhēG3588which saithλέγουσα·legousaG3004,By hearingἀκοῇakoēaG189ye shall hearἀκούσετεakouseteG191,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG4920οὐouG3756notμὴmēG3361understandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;andκαὶkaiG2532seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991ye shall seeβλέψετεblepseteG991,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3708οὐouG3756notμὴmēG3361perceiveG3708:

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου,toutouG3778people’sλαοῦlaouG3588 G2992heartκαρδίαkardiaG3588 G2588is waxed grossἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975,andκαὶkaiG2532theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3588 G3775are dull ofβαρέωςbareōsG917hearingἤκουσαν,ēkousanG191,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3588 G3788they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576;lest at any timeG3379they should seeG3708withG3588 G3788theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3588 G3788,andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withG3588 G3775theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3588 G3775,andκαὶkaiG2532should understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withG3588 G2588theirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588 G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532should be convertedἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I should healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

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