Matthew
Matthew 13:31
31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He put before | παρέθηκεν | parethēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3908 I set before, serve, entrust to |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| another | Ἄλλην | Allēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| parable | παραβολὴν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλεία | basileia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heaven | οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| like | Ὁμοία | Homoia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3664 like, similar to |
| a mustard | σινάπεως | sinapeōs | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4615 mustard |
| seed | κόκκῳ | kokkō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2848 a kernel, grain |
| that | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| a man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| took | λαβὼν | labōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| planted | ἔσπειρεν | espeiren | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person 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 |
| field | ἀγρῷ | agrō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G68 a field, the country |
Cross-references
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Luke 13:18–19 · Matthew 17:20 · Mark 4:30–32 · Luke 17:6 · Matthew 13:24 · Luke 20:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.