G2532–καί–kai

Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and gives a return: it comes up and increases, and yields thirty, sixty, or a hundred-fold."

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

"Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!"

καὶ kai “And”

When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language.

Καὶ Kai “And”

"To you," He replied, "has been entrusted the secret truth concerning the Kingdom of God; but to those others outside your number all this is spoken in figurative language;

καὶ kai “And”

that "`They may look and look but not see, and listen and listen but not understand, lest perchance they should return and be pardoned.'"

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

Καὶ Kai “And”καὶ kai “And”

Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,

καὶ kai “And”

but they have no root within them. They last for a time; then, when suffering or persecution comes because of the Message, they are immediately overthrown.

καὶ kai “and”

Others there are who receive the seed among the thorns: these are they who have heard the Message,

καὶ kai “And”

but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

Those, on the other hand, who have received the seed on the good ground, are all who hear the Message and welcome it, and yield a return of thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold."

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

He went on to say, "Is the lamp brought in in order to be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not rather in order that it may be placed on the lampstand?

Καὶ Kai “And”

He also said to them, "Take care what you hear. With what measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and that with interest.

Καὶ Kai “And”καὶ kai “and”

For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “even”

Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:

Καὶ Kai “And”

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

Another saying of His was this: "How are we to picture the Kingdom of God? or by what figure of speech shall we represent it?

Καὶ Kai “And”

yet when sown it springs up and becomes larger than all the herbs, and throws out great branches, so that the birds build under its shadow."

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

With many such parables He used to speak the Message to them according to their capacity for receiving it.

Καὶ Kai “And”

The same day, in the evening, He said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."

Καὶ Kai “And”

So they got away from the crowd, and took Him--as He was--in the boat; and other boats accompanied Him.

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “also”

But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “And”

But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?"

καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “And”καὶ kai “and”