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Matthew 13:4-23

4andG2532asG1722heG2532sowedσπείρεινspeireinG4687,someτῷtōG3588seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098byG1722theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόν,hodonG3598sideπαρὰparaG3844,andG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064andG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719themG846:

5andG2532othersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whereὅπουhopouG3699theyG2532hadnotG3756muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthγῆνgēnG1093:andG2532straightwaytheyG2532sprangG1816upG1816,becauseG1223theyG2532hadnoG3756deepnessofG1223earthγῆς.gēsG1093:

6andG2532whenG2532theτὸtoG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246wasrisenἀνατείλαντοςanateilantosG393,theyG2532werescorchedἐκαυματίσθη,ekaumatisthēG2739;andG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223theyG2532hadnoμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,theyG2532witheredG3583awayG3583.

7AndG2532othersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909theτὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173;andG2532theαἱhaiG3588thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewG305upG305,andG2532chokedthemαὐτά.autaG846:

8andG2532othersἄλλαallaG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundγῆνgēnG1093,andG2532yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325fruitκαρπόν,karponG2590,someG3588ahundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someG3588sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,someG3588thirtyτριάκοντα.triakontaG5144.

9HeἔχωνechōnG2192thatG191hathearsὦταōtaG3775, lethimG191hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndG2532theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334,andG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,WhyτίtiG5101speakest thou untothemαὐτοῖς;autoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850?

11AndG1161heG846answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG1161saidG3004untothemG846, UntoyouG5210itG846isgivenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325toG3004knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097theG3588mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466ofG932theG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofG932heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,butG1161toG3004themG846itG846isnotοὐouG3756givenδέδοται.dedotaiG1325.

12ForγὰρgarG1063whosoever hath,toG2532himαὐτῷautōG846shallG2532beG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,andG2532heG2532shallG2532haveabundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052:butδὲdeG1161whosoever hathnotοὐκoukG3756,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846shallG2532beG2532takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenG2532thatG3739whichG3739heG2532hath.

13ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223speakλαλῶlalōG2980IG2532toG2532themG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850;becauseὅτιhotiG3754seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theyG846seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991notG3756,andG2532hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theyG846hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191notG3756,neitherG3756doG2532theyG846understandσυνίουσιν.suniousinG4920.

14AndG2532untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846isfulfilledἀναπληροῦταιanaplēroutaiG378theἡhēG3588prophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394ofG191IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268,whichἡhēG3588saith,Byλέγουσα·legousaG3004hearingG191yeshallG2532hearἀκούσετεakouseteG191,andG2532shallG2532inG2532noοὐouG3756wiseunderstandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;AndG2532seeingG3708yeshallG2532seeG3708,andG2532shallG2532inG2532noοὐouG3756wiseperceiveG3708:

15ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778people’sG846heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is waxed gross,AndG2532theirG846earsὠσὶνōsinG3775aredullἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975ofG191hearingG191,AndG2532theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788theyG846haveclosedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576; Lest haplytheyG846shouldG3778perceiveG3708withG2532theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,AndG2532hearG191withG2532theirG846earsὠσὶνōsinG3775,AndG2532understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withG2532theirG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,AndG2532shouldG3778turnG1994againG1994,AndG2532IG2532shouldG3778healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themG846.

16ButδὲdeG1161blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107areyourG2532eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788,forὅτιhotiG3754theyG2532seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991;andG2532yourG2532earsὦταōtaG3775,forὅτιhotiG3754theyG2532hearἀκούουσιν.¶akouousinG191.

17ForγὰρgarG1063verilyIG3739sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andG2532righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342menG1342desiredἐπεθύμησανepethumēsanG1937toG3004seeG3708theG2532thingsG4183whichG3739yeseeG3708,andG2532sawG3708themG3739notοὐκoukG3756;andG2532toG3004hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theG2532thingsG4183whichG3739yehearἀκούετε,akoueteG191,andG2532heardἤκουσαν.¶ēkousanG191themG3739notοὐκoukG3756.

18HearἀκούσατεakousateG191thenοὖνounG3767yetheτὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850ofG191theτοῦtouG3588sowerσπείραντος·speirantosG4687.

19WhenG2532anyG3956oneG3778heareththeG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG932theG3956kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,andG2532understandethitG846notμὴmēG3361,thenG2532comeththeG3956evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190oneG3778,andG2532snatchethawayἁρπάζειharpazeiG726thatG191whichG3588hathbeenG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inG1722hisG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.ThisG3778isG1510heG2532thatG191wasG1510sownσπαρείς.spareisG4687byG1722theG3956wayὁδὸνhodonG3598sideπαρὰparaG3844.

20AndG2532heG2532thatG191wasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510heG2532thatG191heareththeG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,andG2532straightwaywithμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479receivethitαὐτόν.autonG846;

21yetG1161hathheG1161notοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491inG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,butG1161endurethforG1223awhileG1722;andG1161whenG1161tribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethbecauseG1223ofG3056theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056, straightwayheG1161stumbleth.

22AndG2532heG2532thatG191wasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687amongεἰςeisG1519theG3588thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510heG2532thatG191heareththeG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056;andG2532theG3588careofG3056theG3588worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,andG2532theG3588deceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539ofG3056richesπλούτουploutouG4149,chokeσυμπνίγειsumpnigeiG4846theG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,andG2532heG2532becomethunfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

23AndG2532heG2532thatG3739wasG1510sownσπαρείς,spareisG4687uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundγῆνgēnG1093,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510heG2532thatG3739heareththeG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,andG2532understandethitG4160;whoG3739verily bearethfruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592,andG2532bringethforthG4160,someG3588aG1510hundredfoldἑκατόν,hekatonG1540,someG3588sixtyἑξήκοντα,hexēkontaG1835,someG3588thirtyτριάκοντα.¶triakontaG5144.

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