Mat 13:19 When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path.
Mat 13:20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
Mat 13:21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
Mat 13:22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
| 18 4771 [e] 18 Hymeis 18 Ὑμεῖς 18 You 18 PPro-N2P |
| 3767 [e] oun οὖν therefore Conj |
| 191 [e] akousate ἀκούσατε hear V-AMA-2P |
| 3588 [e] tēn τὴν the Art-AFS |
| 3850 [e] parabolēn παραβολὴν parable N-AFS |
RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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