18{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.18",
"source": "¶Ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείροντος.",
"text": "You therefore *akousate* the *parabolēn tou speirontos*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*akousate*": "aorist imperative, 2nd plural - hear",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable",
"*tou speirontos*": "genitive article + present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - of the sower"
},
"variants": {
"*akousate*": "hear/listen to [command]",
"*parabolēn*": "parable/similitude/analogy",
"*tou speirontos*": "of the sower/of the one sowing"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.19",
"source": "Παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ μὴ συνιέντος, ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρός, καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς.",
"text": "Anyone *akouontos* the *logon tēs basileias*, and not *synientos*, *erchetai* the *ponēros*, and *harpazei* the *esparmenon* in the *kardia* of him. This *estin* the one *para* the *hodon spareis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pantos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of anyone",
"*akouontos*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*basileias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of kingdom",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*synientos*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - understanding",
"*erchetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - comes",
"*ponēros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - evil one",
"*harpazei*": "present, 3rd singular - snatches",
"*esparmenon*": "perfect participle, accusative, neuter, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him",
"*Houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown"
},
"variants": {
"*Pantos akouontos*": "of anyone hearing/when anyone hears",
"*logon tēs basileias*": "word of the kingdom/message about the kingdom",
"*synientos*": "understanding/comprehending",
"*erchetai*": "comes/arrives",
"*ponēros*": "evil one/wicked one [likely referring to Satan]",
"*harpazei*": "snatches/seizes/takes by force",
"*esparmenon*": "having been sown/what was sown",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*para tēn hodon spareis*": "the one sown beside the way/the seed fallen along the path"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.20",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν·",
"text": "But the one *epi* the *petrōdē spareis*, this *estin* the one the *logon akouōn*, and *euthys meta charas lambanōn* it;",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*petrōdē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - rocky places",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*euthys*": "adverb - immediately",
"*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with",
"*charas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of joy",
"*lambanōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - receiving",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - it"
},
"variants": {
"*epi ta petrōdē spareis*": "the one sown upon the rocky places",
"*logon akouōn*": "hearing the word/one who hears the message",
"*euthys*": "immediately/at once",
"*meta charas*": "with joy/joyfully",
"*lambanōn*": "receiving/accepting/taking"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.21",
"source": "Οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν: γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται.",
"text": "Not *echei de rhizan* in himself, but *proskairos estin*: *genomēnēs de thlipseōs ē diōgmou dia* the *logon*, *euthys skandalizetai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*echei*": "present, 3rd singular - he has",
"*de*": "conjunctive particle - but/and",
"*rhizan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - root",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*heautō*": "reflexive pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - himself",
"*alla*": "contrastive conjunction - but",
"*proskairos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - temporary",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*genomēnēs*": "aorist participle, genitive, feminine, singular, middle - having happened [genitive absolute]",
"*thlipseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of tribulation",
"*ē*": "conjunction - or",
"*diōgmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of persecution",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*euthys*": "adverb - immediately",
"*skandalizetai*": "present passive, 3rd singular - is caused to stumble"
},
"variants": {
"*echei rhizan*": "has root/is rooted",
"*proskairos*": "temporary/for a season/short-lived",
"*genomēnēs thlipseōs ē diōgmou*": "when tribulation or persecution happens [genitive absolute]",
"*thlipseōs*": "tribulation/affliction/distress",
"*diōgmou*": "persecution/harassment",
"*dia ton logon*": "because of the word/on account of the message",
"*skandalizetai*": "is caused to stumble/falls away/is offended"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.22",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων· καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου, συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον, καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται.",
"text": "But the one *eis* the *akanthas spareis*, this *estin* the one the *logon akouōn*; and the *merimna tou aiōnos* this, and the *apatē tou ploutou*, *sympnigei* the *logon*, and *akarpos ginetai*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/among",
"*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - thorns",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*merimna*": "nominative, feminine, singular - care/anxiety",
"*aiōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of age",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this",
"*apatē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - deceitfulness",
"*ploutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wealth",
"*sympnigei*": "present, 3rd singular - chokes",
"*akarpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - unfruitful",
"*ginetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - becomes"
},
"variants": {
"*eis tas akanthas spareis*": "the one sown among the thorns",
"*logon akouōn*": "hearing the word/one who hears the message",
"*merimna tou aiōnos toutou*": "care/worry of this age/worldly concerns",
"*apatē tou ploutou*": "deceitfulness of wealth/deception of riches",
"*sympnigei*": "chokes/suffocates/crowds out",
"*akarpos ginetai*": "becomes unfruitful/nonproductive/barren"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.23",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ συνιών· ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ, καὶ ποιεῖ, ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν, ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα.",
"text": "The *de* upon the *gēn* the *kalēn* *spareis*, *houtos* is the one the *logon* *akouōn*, and *syniōn*; who *dē* *karpophorei*, and *poiei*, the *men* hundred, the *de* sixty, the *de* thirty.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/land/soil",
"*kalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - good/beautiful/noble",
"*spareis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word/message",
"*akouōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing/listening to",
"*syniōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - understanding",
"*dē*": "particle - indeed/truly/verily",
"*karpophorei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - bears fruit",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - makes/produces/does",
"*men*": "particle marking first element in contrast - on one hand"
},
"variants": {
"*gēn*": "earth/land/soil/ground",
"*kalēn*": "good/fine/noble/beautiful",
"*spareis*": "sown/scattered/planted",
"*logon*": "word/message/account",
"*syniōn*": "understanding/comprehending/grasping"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.24",
"source": "¶Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ σπείραντι καλὸν σπέρμα ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ:",
"text": "¶ *Allēn parabolēn parethēken autois*, *legōn*, *Hōmoiōthē* the *basileia tōn ouranōn anthropō speiranti kalon sperma* in the *agrō autou*:",
"grammar": {
"*Allēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - another/different",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable/comparison",
"*parethēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - set before/placed before/presented",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was likened/compared",
"*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign",
"*tōn ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the heavens",
"*anthropō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to a man",
"*speiranti*": "aorist active participle, dative, masculine, singular - sowing/having sown",
"*kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good/fine",
"*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed",
"*agrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - field",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his"
},
"variants": {
"*parabolēn*": "parable/analogy/comparison",
"*parethēken*": "set before/presented/put forward",
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "was likened/was made similar to/was compared",
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*ouranōn*": "heavens/sky",
"*sperma*": "seed/offspring"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.25",
"source": "Ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἔσπειρεν ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.",
"text": "In *de* the *katheudein tous anthrōpous*, *ēlthen autou ho echthros* and *espeiren zizania ana meson tou sitou*, and *apēlthen*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*katheudein*": "present active infinitive - to sleep",
"*tous anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the men/people",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*ho echthros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the enemy",
"*espeiren*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sowed",
"*zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel",
"*ana meson*": "prepositional phrase - among/in the midst of",
"*tou sitou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the wheat",
"*apēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went away/departed"
},
"variants": {
"*katheudein*": "sleeping/to sleep",
"*echthros*": "enemy/foe/adversary",
"*zizania*": "tares/darnel/weeds (likely Lolium temulentum)",
"*sitou*": "wheat/grain",
"*apēlthen*": "went away/departed/left"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.26",
"source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἐβλάστησεν ὁ χόρτος, καὶ καρπὸν ἐποίησεν, τότε ἐφάνη καὶ τὰ ζιζάνια.",
"text": "When *de eblastēsen ho chortos*, and *karpon epoiēsen*, then *ephanē* also the *zizania*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*eblastēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sprouted/budded",
"*ho chortos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the grass/blade/plant",
"*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - produced/made",
"*ephanē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - appeared/was revealed",
"*zizania*": "nominative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel"
},
"variants": {
"*eblastēsen*": "sprouted/budded/grew",
"*chortos*": "grass/blade/plant",
"*karpon*": "fruit/produce/yield",
"*epoiēsen*": "made/produced/bore",
"*ephanē*": "appeared/became visible/was revealed"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.27",
"source": "Προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ, Κύριε, οὐχὶ καλὸν σπέρμα ἔσπειρας ἐν τῷ σῷ ἀγρῷ; πόθεν οὖν ἔχει ζιζάνια;",
"text": "*Proselthontes de hoi douloi tou oikodespotou eipon autō*, *Kyrie*, not *kalon sperma espeiras* in the *sō agrō*? From where *oun echei zizania*?",
"grammar": {
"*Proselthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to/approached",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*hoi douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the slaves/servants",
"*tou oikodespotou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the master of the house/householder",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - said/told",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Master/Sir",
"*kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good/fine",
"*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed",
"*espeiras*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you sowed",
"*sō*": "dative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - your",
"*agrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - field",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has/holds",
"*zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel"
},
"variants": {
"*Proselthontes*": "approaching/coming to/having come",
"*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants",
"*oikodespotou*": "householder/master of the house",
"*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Sir",
"*espeiras*": "you sowed/planted/scattered",
"*sō*": "your/yours"
}
}