Mark 4:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
καλός
Good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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παραλαμβάνω
Receive
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παραλαμβάνω
To take, to receive, to accept. Paralambano. I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you. The Gospel is a trust received and passed on. Handle it with care.
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καρπός
Fruit
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καρπός
Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.
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γῆ
Ground
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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ἐκεῖνος
those
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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παραδέχομαι
receive it
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παραδέχομαι
to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in
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ὅστις
such as
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ὅστις
which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same
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σπείρω
having been sown,
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σπείρω
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
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καρποφορέω
bring forth fruit
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καρποφορέω
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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ἑκατόν
a hundred.
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ἑκατόν
a hundred
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τριάκοντα
thirtyfold
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τριάκοντα
thirty
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ἑξήκοντα
sixty
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ἑξήκοντα
sixty
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