Matthew 13:31
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
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ASV
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
KJV
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἄλλην | Allēn | Another | G243 → |
| παραβολὴν | parabolēn | parable | G3850 → |
| παρέθηκεν | parethēken | put He before | G3908 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | them | G846 → |
| λέγων· | legōn | saying; | G3004 → |
| ὁμοία | homoia | Like | G3664 → |
| ἐστὶν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| βασιλεία | basileia | kingdom | G932 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | heavens | G3772 → |
| κόκκῳ | kokkō | to a grain | G2848 → |
| σινάπεως, | sinapeōs | of mustard, | G4615 → |
| ὃν | hon | which | G3739 → |
| λαβὼν | labōn | having taken | G2983 → |
| ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | a man | G444 → |
| ἔσπειρεν | espeiren | sowed | G4687 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 → |
| ἀγρῷ | agrō | field | G68 → |
| αὐτοῦ· | autou | of him; | G846 → |
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