Matt 13:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.1",
"source": "¶Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας, ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν.",
"text": "In *de* the *hēmera* that *exelthōn* the *Iēsous* from the *oikias*, *ekathēto para* the *thalassan*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunctive particle - but/and/now",
"*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day",
"*ekeinē*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative, feminine, singular - that",
"*exelthōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from/away from",
"*oikias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - house",
"*ekathēto*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, middle - was sitting [continuous action]",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/along",
"*thalassan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sea/lake"
},
"variants": {
"*exelthōn*": "having gone out/departed/exited",
"*ekathēto*": "was sitting/was seated/sat down",
"*para*": "beside/along/near",
"*thalassan*": "sea/lake [likely Sea of Galilee]"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.2",
"source": "Καὶ συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλοι πολλοί, ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐμβάντα, καθῆσθαι· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν εἱστήκει.",
"text": "And *synēchthēsan pros* him *ochloi polloi*, so that he into the *ploion embanta*, *kathēsthai*; and all the *ochlos epi* the *aigialon heistēkei*.",
"grammar": {
"*synēchthēsan*": "aorist passive, 3rd plural - were gathered",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*ochloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - crowds",
"*polloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - many",
"*hōste*": "conjunction - so that/with result that",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/unto",
"*ploion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - boat",
"*embanta*": "aorist participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having entered",
"*kathēsthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to sit/to be seated",
"*pas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - all/entire",
"*ochlos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crowd",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*aigialon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - shore/beach",
"*heistēkei*": "pluperfect, 3rd singular - had stood/was standing"
},
"variants": {
"*synēchthēsan*": "were gathered/assembled/came together",
"*ochloi*": "crowds/multitudes/throngs",
"*ploion*": "boat/ship/vessel",
"*kathēsthai*": "to sit/to be seated",
"*aigialon*": "shore/beach/coast",
"*heistēkei*": "had been standing/was standing [continuous past action]"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.3",
"source": "Καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν·",
"text": "And *elalēsen* to them *polla* in *parabolais*, *legōn*, *Idou*, *exēlthen* the *speirōn tou speirein*;",
"grammar": {
"*elalēsen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - spoke/said",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*polla*": "accusative, neuter, plural - many things",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in/with",
"*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables",
"*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Idou*": "imperative - behold/look",
"*exēlthen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - went out",
"*speirōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sower/one who sows",
"*tou speirein*": "genitive article + present infinitive - to sow/for sowing [purpose]"
},
"variants": {
"*elalēsen*": "spoke/said/talked",
"*parabolais*": "parables/similitudes/analogies",
"*Idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*speirōn*": "sower/one who sows/seeder",
"*tou speirein*": "to sow/for the purpose of sowing"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.4",
"source": "Καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν, ἃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ ἦλθεν τὰ πετεινὰ καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτά:",
"text": "And in the *speirein* him, *ha men epesen para* the *hodon*, and *ēlthen* the *peteina* and *katephagen* them:",
"grammar": {
"*en tō speirein*": "preposition + articular infinitive - in/during the sowing",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*ha*": "relative pronoun, nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - which [seeds]",
"*men*": "particle indicating contrast with following *de* - on one hand",
"*epesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - fell",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/along",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road/path",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - came",
"*peteina*": "nominative, neuter, plural - birds",
"*katephagen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - devoured/ate up",
"*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*speirein*": "to sow/sowing",
"*epesen*": "fell/fell down",
"*para*": "beside/along/by",
"*hodon*": "way/road/path",
"*peteina*": "birds/fowls",
"*katephagen*": "devoured/ate up completely/consumed"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.5",
"source": "Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη, ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν: καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλεν, διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς:",
"text": "*Alla de epesen epi* the *petrōdē*, where not *eichen gēn pollēn*: and *eutheōs exaneteilen*, through the not *echein bathos gēs*:",
"grammar": {
"*Alla*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - others/other [seeds]",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*epesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - fell",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*petrōdē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - rocky places",
"*hopou*": "adverb - where",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*eichen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - had/was having",
"*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/soil",
"*pollēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - much",
"*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately/at once",
"*exaneteilen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - sprang up",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - through/because of",
"*to mē echein*": "articular infinitive with negative - the not having",
"*bathos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - depth",
"*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of earth/soil"
},
"variants": {
"*Alla*": "others/other [seeds]",
"*petrōdē*": "rocky places/stony ground",
"*eichen*": "had/was having/possessed",
"*gēn*": "earth/soil/ground",
"*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once/quickly",
"*exaneteilen*": "sprang up/sprouted/shot up",
"*bathos*": "depth/deepness"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.6",
"source": "Ἡλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος, ἐκαυματίσθη· καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν, ἐξηράνθη.",
"text": "*Hēliou de anateilantos*, *ekaumatisthē*; and through the not *echein rhizan*, *exēranthē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hēliou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of sun",
"*de*": "conjunctive particle - but/and",
"*anateilantos*": "aorist participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having risen [genitive absolute]",
"*ekaumatisthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was scorched",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - through/because of",
"*to mē echein*": "articular infinitive with negative - the not having",
"*rhizan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - root",
"*exēranthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was withered/dried up"
},
"variants": {
"*Hēliou anateilantos*": "when the sun rose/having the sun risen [genitive absolute construction]",
"*ekaumatisthē*": "was scorched/was burned/was parched",
"*rhizan*": "root/rootage",
"*exēranthē*": "was withered/dried up/became dry"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.7",
"source": "Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας· καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι, καὶ ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά:",
"text": "*Alla de epesen epi* the *akanthas*; and *anebēsan* the *akanthai*, and *apepnixan* them:",
"grammar": {
"*Alla*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - others/other [seeds]",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*epesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - fell",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - thorns",
"*anebēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - went up/grew up",
"*akanthai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - thorns",
"*apepnixan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - choked",
"*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*Alla*": "others/other [seeds]",
"*epesen*": "fell/fell down",
"*akanthas*": "thorns/thistles/brambles",
"*anebēsan*": "went up/grew up/sprang up",
"*apepnixan*": "choked/strangled/suffocated"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.8",
"source": "Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν, καὶ ἐδίδου καρπόν, ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν, ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα.",
"text": "*Alla de epesen epi* the *gēn* the *kalēn*, and *edidou karpon*, *ho men hekaton*, *ho de hexēkonta*, *ho de triakonta*.",
"grammar": {
"*Alla*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - others/other [seeds]",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*epesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - fell",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/soil/ground",
"*kalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - good",
"*edidou*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was yielding/giving",
"*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*ho men*": "neuter relative pronoun with particle - one",
"*hekaton*": "numerical - hundred",
"*ho de*": "neuter relative pronoun with particle - another",
"*hexēkonta*": "numerical - sixty",
"*triakonta*": "numerical - thirty"
},
"variants": {
"*Alla*": "others/other [seeds]",
"*gēn kalēn*": "good soil/fertile ground",
"*edidou*": "was yielding/giving/producing [continuous action]",
"*karpon*": "fruit/crop/produce",
"*ho men... ho de... ho de*": "one... another... another [distribution]"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.9",
"source": "Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν, ἀκουέτω.",
"text": "The one *echōn ōta akouein*, *akouetō*.",
"grammar": {
"*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having",
"*ōta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - ears",
"*akouein*": "present infinitive - to hear",
"*akouetō*": "present imperative, 3rd singular - let him hear"
},
"variants": {
"*echōn*": "having/possessing",
"*ōta akouein*": "ears to hear [ability to understand]",
"*akouetō*": "let him hear/listen/pay attention [command]"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.10",
"source": "Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ, εἶπον αὐτῷ, Διὰ τί ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς;",
"text": "And *proselthontes* the *mathētai*, *eipon* to him, Through what in *parabolais laleis* to them?",
"grammar": {
"*proselthontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to",
"*mathētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disciples",
"*eipon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - said/spoke",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*Dia ti*": "preposition + interrogative - why/for what reason",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables",
"*laleis*": "present, 2nd singular - you speak",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*proselthontes*": "having come to/approached/drawn near",
"*mathētai*": "disciples/students/followers",
"*eipon*": "said/spoke/told",
"*Dia ti*": "why/for what reason/for what purpose",
"*parabolais*": "parables/similitudes/analogies",
"*laleis*": "you speak/talk/say"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.11",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὅτι Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἐκείνοις δὲ οὐ δέδοται.",
"text": "But he *apokritheis eipen* to them, That to you *dedotai gnōnai* the *mystēria* of the *basileias* of the *ouranōn*, to those ones *de* not *dedotai*.",
"grammar": {
"*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having answered",
"*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Hoti*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*Hymin*": "dative, plural - to you",
"*dedotai*": "perfect passive, 3rd singular - has been given",
"*gnōnai*": "aorist infinitive - to know",
"*mystēria*": "accusative, neuter, plural - mysteries",
"*basileias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of kingdom",
"*ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of heavens",
"*ekeinois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to those ones",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*ou*": "negative particle - not"
},
"variants": {
"*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded/replied",
"*dedotai*": "has been given/granted/bestowed",
"*gnōnai*": "to know/understand/comprehend",
"*mystēria*": "mysteries/secrets/hidden truths",
"*basileias tōn ouranōn*": "kingdom of the heavens/heavenly kingdom",
"*ekeinois*": "to those ones/to them [contrastive]"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.12",
"source": "Ὅστις γὰρ ἔχει, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ, καὶ περισσευθήσεται: ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "For *hostis* *echei*, *dothēsetai* to him, and *perissevthēsetai*: but *hostis* not *echei*, even what he *echei arthēsetai* from him.",
"grammar": {
"*hostis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - whoever",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*echei*": "present, 3rd singular - has",
"*dothēsetai*": "future passive, 3rd singular - will be given",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*perissevthēsetai*": "future passive, 3rd singular - will be made abundant",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*ho*": "relative pronoun, nominative/accusative, neuter, singular - what",
"*arthēsetai*": "future passive, 3rd singular - will be taken away",
"*ap'*": "preposition + genitive - from",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - him"
},
"variants": {
"*hostis*": "whoever/the one who/anyone who",
"*echei*": "has/possesses/holds",
"*dothēsetai*": "will be given/granted",
"*perissevthēsetai*": "will be made abundant/will have abundance/will be increased",
"*arthēsetai*": "will be taken away/removed/lifted"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.13",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λαλῶ: ὅτι βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσιν· καὶ ἀκούοντες οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ συνίουσιν.",
"text": "Through this in *parabolais* to them I *lalō*: because *blepontes* not *blepousin*, and *akouontes* not *akouousin*, neither *syniousin*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto*": "preposition + demonstrative - because of this/therefore",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*lalō*": "present, 1st singular - I speak",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that",
"*blepontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeing",
"*ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*blepousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they see",
"*akouontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - hearing",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*akouousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they hear",
"*oude*": "conjunction - neither/nor",
"*syniousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they understand"
},
"variants": {
"*Dia touto*": "because of this/therefore/for this reason",
"*parabolais*": "parables/similitudes/analogies",
"*lalō*": "I speak/talk/say",
"*blepontes ou blepousin*": "seeing they do not see [paradox]",
"*akouontes ouk akouousin*": "hearing they do not hear [paradox]",
"*syniousin*": "they understand/comprehend/perceive"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.14",
"source": "Καὶ ἀναπληροῦται ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἡ προφητεία Ἠσαΐου, ἡ λέγουσα, Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε· καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε:",
"text": "And *anaplēroutai ep'* them the *prophēteia Ēsaiou*, the one *legousa*, In *akoē akousete*, and *ou mē synēte*; and *blepontes blepsete*, and *ou mē idēte*:",
"grammar": {
"*anaplēroutai*": "present passive, 3rd singular - is fulfilled",
"*ep'*": "preposition + dative - on/upon",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - them",
"*prophēteia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - prophecy",
"*Ēsaiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Isaiah",
"*legousa*": "present participle, nominative, feminine, singular - saying",
"*Akoē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in hearing",
"*akousete*": "future, 2nd plural - you will hear",
"*ou mē*": "double negative - by no means/certainly not",
"*synēte*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might understand",
"*blepontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeing",
"*blepsete*": "future, 2nd plural - you will see",
"*idēte*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might perceive"
},
"variants": {
"*anaplēroutai*": "is fulfilled/is completed/is accomplished",
"*prophēteia Ēsaiou*": "prophecy of Isaiah",
"*legousa*": "saying/speaking/declaring",
"*Akoē akousete*": "in hearing you will hear [Hebraic emphatic]",
"*ou mē synēte*": "you will certainly not understand",
"*blepontes blepsete*": "seeing you will see [Hebraic emphatic]",
"*ou mē idēte*": "you will certainly not perceive"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Matthew.13.15",
"source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.",
"text": "For *epachynthē* the *kardia* of this *laou*, and with the *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous ekammysan*; lest *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and with the *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia synōsin*, and *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai* them.",
"grammar": {
"*epachynthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was made thick/dull",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart",
"*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this",
"*ōsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ears",
"*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty",
"*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard",
"*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their",
"*ekammysan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they closed",
"*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/so that not",
"*idōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see",
"*ophthalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with eyes",
"*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with heart",
"*synōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might understand",
"*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might turn/return",
"*iasōmai*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st singular - I might heal",
"*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*epachynthē*": "was made thick/dull/insensitive",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*laou*": "people/nation/folk",
"*bareōs ēkousan*": "they heard with difficulty/were hard of hearing",
"*ophthalmous ekammysan*": "they closed their eyes/shut their eyes",
"*mēpote*": "lest/so that not/in case",
"*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive",
"*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen",
"*synōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend",
"*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn/return/convert",
"*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore"
}
}