G0846–αὐτός–autos

Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.

αὐτά. auta “them.”

(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"

αὐτῷ· autō “to Him;”αὐτοῖς; autois “to them?”

"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.

αὐτοῖς· autois “to them;”

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.

αὐτῷ autō “to him”αὐτοῦ. autou “him.”

I speak to them in figurative language for this reason, that while looking they do not see, and while hearing they neither hear nor understand.

αὐτοῖς autois “to them”

And in regard to them the prophecy of Isaiah is receiving signal fulfilment: "`You will hear and hear and by no means understand, and you will look and look and by no means see.

αὐτοῖς autois “them”

For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might heal th

αὐτῶν autōn “of them”αὐτούς. autous “them.’”

When a man hears the Message concerning the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil one comes and catches away what has been sown in his heart. This is he who has received the seed by the road-side.

αὐτοῦ· autou “of him;”

He who has received the seed on the rocky ground is the man who hears the Message and immediately receives it with joy.

αὐτόν. auton “it.”

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

αὐτοῖς autois “them”αὐτοῦ. autou “of him.”

but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.

αὐτοῦ autou “his”

"So the farmer's men come and ask him, "`Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'

αὐτῷ· autō “to him;”

"`Some enemy has done this,' he said. "`Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.

αὐτοῖς· autois “to them;”αὐτῷ· autō “to him:”αὐτά; auta “them?”

"`No,' he replied, `for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.

αὐτοῖς autois “them”

Leave both to grow together until the harvest, and at harvest-time I will direct the reapers, Collect the darnel first, and make it up into bundles to burn it, but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"

αὐτὰ auta “them”αὐτά· auta “them;”

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.

αὐτοῖς autois “them”αὐτοῦ· autou “of him;”

It is the smallest of all seeds, and yet when full-grown it is larger than any herb and forms a tree, so that the birds come and build in its branches."

αὐτοῦ. autou “of it.”

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

αὐτοῖς· autois “to them:”

All this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them,

αὐτοῖς, autois “to them,”

When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."

αὐτῷ autō “to Him”αὐτοῦ autou “of Him”

"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

αὐτοῖς· autois “to them:”

The enemy who sows the darnel is *the Devil*; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the angels.

αὐτά auta “them”

The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;

αὐτοῦ, autou “of Him,”αὐτοῦ autou “of Him”

and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.

αὐτοὺς autous “them”

Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!

αὐτῶν. autōn “of them.”