Matthew
Matthew 13:18–19
18Consider, then, the parable of the sower: 19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sownd along the path.
Footnotes
- d 13:19 Literally the one sown; also in verses 20, 22, and 23
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 13:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consider | ἀκούσατε | akousate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| parable | παραβολὴν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sower | σπείραντος | speirantos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
Matthew 13:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When anyone | Παντὸς | Pantos | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| hears | ἀκούοντος | akouontos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| message | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείας | basileias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| but | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| understand | συνιέντος | synientos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4920 I consider, understand |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| evil one | πονηρὸς | ponēros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| comes | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| snatches away | ἁρπάζει | harpazei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G726 I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| was sown | ἐσπαρμένον | esparmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| heart | καρδίᾳ | kardia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| This | οὗτός | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sown | σπαρείς | spareis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| along | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| path | ὁδὸν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 13:18 Luke 8:11–15 · Matthew 13:11–12 · Mark 4:13–20
Matthew 13:19 Luke 8:11–15 · Hebrews 2:1 · Matthew 13:38 · 1 John 5:18 · Matthew 4:23 · Proverbs 2:1–6 · 1 John 3:12 · 1 John 2:13–14 · Mark 4:15 · Matthew 5:37 · Proverbs 17:16 · John 8:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.