Matthew 13:23
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
KJV
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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Commentary
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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | That | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| καλὴν | kalēn | good | G2570 → |
| γῆν | gēn | soil | G1093 → |
| σπαρείς, | spareis | having been sown, | G4687 → |
| οὗτός | houtos | this | G3778 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 → |
| ἀκούων | akouōn | hearing | G191 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| συνιείς, | sunieis | understanding, | G4920 → |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → |
| δὴ | dē | indeed | G1211 → |
| καρποφορεῖ | karpophorei | brings forth fruit | G2592 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ποιεῖ, | poiei | produces — | G4160 → |
| ὃ | ho | some | G3739 → |
| μὲν | men | indeed | G3303 → |
| ἑκατόν, | hekaton | a hundredfold, | G1540 → |
| ὃ | ho | some | G3739 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ἑξήκοντα, | hexēkonta | sixty, | G1835 → |
| ὃ | ho | some | G3739 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| τριάκοντα.¶ | triakonta | thirty. | G5144 → |
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