Matthew 13
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ἐπαχύνθηHas grown dullγὰρforἡtheκαρδίαheartτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleτούτου,this,καὶandτοῖςwith theὠσὶνearsβαρέωςbarelyἤκουσαν,they have heard,καὶandτοὺςtheὀφθαλμοὺςeyesαὐτῶνof themἐκάμμυσαν·they have closed;μήποτεotherwiseἴδωσινthey may seeτοῖςwith theὀφθαλμοῖςeyesκαὶandτοῖςwith theὠσὶνearsἀκούσωσινthey may hearκαὶandτῇwith theκαρδίᾳheartσυνῶσινthey may understandκαὶandἐπιστρέψωσινmay returnκαὶandἰάσομαιI will healαὐτούς.¶them.’
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ὁThatδὲhoweverἐπὶonτὴνtheκαλὴνgoodτὴνtheγῆνsoilσπαρείς,having been sown,οὗτόςthisἐστινisὁthe oneτὸνtheλόγονwordἀκούωνhearingκαὶandσυνιείς,understanding,ὃςwhoδὴindeedκαρποφορεῖbrings forth fruitκαὶandποιεῖ,produces —ὃsomeμὲνindeedἑκατόν,a hundredfold,ὃsomeδὲhoweverἑξήκοντα,sixty,ὃsomeδὲhoweverτριάκοντα.¶thirty.
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ἄφετεdo allowσυναυξάνεσθαιto grow togetherἀμφότεραbothἕωςuntilτοῦtheθερισμοῦ·harvest;καὶandἐνinτῷtheκαιρῷtimeτοῦof theθερισμοῦharvestἐρῶI will sayτοῖςto theθερισταῖς·harvesters;συλλέξατεdo gatherπρῶτονfirstτὰtheζιζάνιαweedsκαὶandδήσατεdo bindαὐτὰthemεἰςintoδέσμαςbundlesπρὸςin orderτὸtheκατακαῦσαιto burnαὐτά·them;τὸνtheδὲandσῖτονthe wheatσυναγάγετεdo gather togetherεἰςintoτὴνtheἀποθήκηνbarnμου.¶of mine.’
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ὃwhichμικρότερονsmallestμένindeedἐστινisπάντωνof allτῶνtheσπερμάτων,seeds,ὅτανwhenδὲhoweverαὐξηθῇ,it may be grown,μεῖζονgreaterτῶνthan theλαχάνωνgarden plantsἐστὶνit isκαὶandγίνεταιbecomesδένδρονa treeὥστεso thatἐλθεῖνto comeτὰtheπετεινὰbirdsτοῦof theοὐρανοῦairκαὶandκατασκηνοῦνperchingἐνinτοῖςtheκλάδοιςbranchesαὐτοῦ.¶of it.
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ΠάλινagainὁμοίαLikeἐστὶνisἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶνheavensθησαυρῷto treasureκεκρυμμένῳhiddenἐνinτῷtheἀγρῷ,field,ὃνwhichεὑρὼνhaving foundἄνθρωποςa manἔκρυψεν.hid.καὶandἀπὸforτῆςtheχαρᾶςjoyαὐτοῦof itὑπάγειgoesκαὶandπωλεῖhe sellsπάνταallὅσαas much asἔχειhe hasκαὶandἀγοράζειbuysτὸνtheἀγρὸνfieldἐκεῖνον.¶that.
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ὉHeδὲthenεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisπᾶςeveryγραμματεὺςscribeμαθητευθεὶςhaving been discipledεἰςintoτῇin theβασιλείᾳkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶνheavensὅμοιόςlikeἐστινisἀνθρώπῳto a manοἰκοδεσπότῃa master of a houseὅστιςwhoἐκβάλλειputs forthἐκout ofτοῦtheθησαυροῦtreasureαὐτοῦof himκαινὰthings newκαὶandπαλαιά.¶old.
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