Matthew
Matthew 13:22
22The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sown | σπαρείς | spareis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| among | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| thorns | ἀκάνθας | akanthas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G173 a thorn-bush |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| hears | ἀκούων | akouōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| but | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| worries | μέριμνα | merimna | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3308 care, worry, anxiety |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| life | αἰῶνος | aiōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| deceitfulness | ἀπάτη | apatē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G539 deceit, deception |
| of wealth | πλούτου | ploutou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4149 riches, wealth |
| choke | συμπνίγει | sympnigei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4846 I choke utterly, crowd upon |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| it becomes | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| unfruitful | ἄκαρπος | akarpos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G175 unfruitful, barren |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Timothy 6:17 · Luke 8:14 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Mark 4:18–19 · Luke 12:15 · 2 Timothy 4:10 · Ecclesiastes 5:10–11 · Psalm 52:7 · 1 John 2:15–16 · Matthew 6:24–25 · Luke 12:29–30 · Luke 12:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.