When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
παντὸςpantosWhen anyπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “When any”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.When anyἀκούοντοςakouontosone hearethἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “one heareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.one hearethτὸνtonthat whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “that which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.that whichλόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the of-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.συνιέντοςsunientosto understandσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to understand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.This verse uses “understand”.ἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πονηρὸςponērosevilπονηρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἁρπάζειharpazeito seizeἁρπάζω (harpazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seize”, an ongoing or repeated actionG726I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery.This verse uses “seize”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐσπαρμένονesparmenonwas sownσπείρω (speirō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “was sown”, a completed action with a present resultG4687I sow, spread, scatter.was sownἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouThisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “This”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Thisοὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παρὰparabyπαράpreposition — “by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.byτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonway sideὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “way side”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the way sideσπαρείςspareisto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to sow”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
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American Standard Version (1901)
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
Young’s Literal Translation
Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
World English Bible
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.
Darby Translation
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
Douay-Rheims
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.
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