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G4687σπείρωspeirō
to sowPart of speech: Greek Verb
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See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?
σπείρουσιν speirousin “they sow”
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
σπείρων speirōn “sowing”σπείρειν. speirein “to sow.”
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
σπείρειν speirein “sowing”
"Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
σπείραντος· speirantos “having sown:”
When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
ἐσπαρμένον esparmenon “having been sown”σπαρείς. spareis “having been sown.”
What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
σπαρείς, spareis “having been sown,”
What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
σπαρείς, spareis “having been sown,”
What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most assuredly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."
σπαρείς, spareis “having been sown,”
He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
σπείραντι speiranti “having sown”
The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'
ἔσπειρας espeiras “did you sow”
He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
ἔσπειρεν espeiren “sowed”
He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
σπείρων speirōn “sowing”
The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
σπείρας speiras “having sown”
"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
ἔσπειρας espeiras “you did sow”
"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.
ἔσπειρα espeira “I sowed”
"Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
σπείρων speirōn “sowing”σπεῖραι· speirai “to sow;”
and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
σπείρειν, speirein “sowing,”
The farmer sows the word.
σπείρων speirōn “sowing”σπείρει. speirei “sows.”
These are the ones by the road, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
σπείρεται speiretai “is sown”ἐσπαρμένον esparmenon “sown”
These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
σπειρόμενοι, speiromenoi “sown,”
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
σπειρόμενοι· speiromenoi “sown;”
These are those which were sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
σπαρέντες, sparentes “having been sown,”
It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
σπαρῇ sparēa “it may be sown”
yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
σπαρῇ, sparēa “it may be sown,”
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
σπείρων speirōn “sowing”σπεῖραι speirai “to sow”σπείρειν speirein “sowing”