Matthew 13:27
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
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ASV
And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?
KJV
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσελθόντες | proselthontes | Having come to [him] | G4334 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| δοῦλοι | douloi | servants | G1401 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| οἰκοδεσπότου | oikodespotou | master of the house | G3617 → |
| εἶπον | eipon | said | G2036 → |
| αὐτῷ· | autō | to him; | G846 → |
| κύριε, | kurie | Sir, | G2962 → |
| οὐχὶ | ouchi | surely | G3780 → |
| καλὸν | kalon | good | G2570 → |
| σπέρμα | sperma | seed | G4690 → |
| ἔσπειρας | espeiras | did you sow | G4687 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| σῷ | sō | your | G4771 → |
| ἀγρῷ; | agrō | field? | G68 → |
| πόθεν | pothen | How | G4159 → |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 → |
| ἔχει | echei | has it | G2192 → |
| ζιζάνια; | zizania | weeds? | G2215 → |
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