Mark 4:15
Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
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ASV
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.
KJV
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
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Commentary
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οὗτοι | houtoi | These | G3778 → |
| δέ | de | now | G1161 → |
| εἰσιν | eisin | are | G1510 → |
| οἱ | hoi | they | G3588 → |
| παρὰ | para | along | G3844 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ὁδὸν | hodon | road | G3598 → |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 → |
| σπείρεται | speiretai | is sown | G4687 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| λόγος, | logos | word, | G3056 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 → |
| ἀκούσωσιν, | akousōsin | they may hear, | G191 → |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → |
| ἔρχεται | erchetai | comes | G2064 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| σατανᾶς | satanas | Satan | G4567 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| αἴρει | airei | takes away | G142 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἐσπαρμένον | esparmenon | sown | G4687 → |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → |
| αὐτούς. | autous | them. | G846 → |
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