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Matthew 13:31

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

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ἌλληνallēnAnotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “Another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.Anotherπαραβολὴνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parableπαρέθηκενparethēkenput he forthπαρατίθημι (paratithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “put he forth”, a single actionG3908(a) I set (especially a meal) before, serve, (b) act. and mid: I deposit with, entrust to, (c) I bring forward, quote as evidence.put he forthαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingὉμοίαhomoialikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject 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”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.κόκκῳkokkōto a grainκόκκος (kokkos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to a grain”, the to- or for-formG2848a kernel, grain, seed.This verse uses “grain”.to a grainσινάπεωςsinapeōsof mustard seedσίναπι (sinapi)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of mustard seed”, the of-formG4615mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb).of mustard seedὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichλαβὼνlabōntookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.tookἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ἔσπειρενespeirenand sowedσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and sowed”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.and sowedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγρῷagrōfieldἀγρός (agros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “field”, the to- or for-formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.fieldαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Young’s Literal Translation

Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

World English Bible

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,

Darby Translation

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;

Douay-Rheims

Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

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