Matthew 13:21

but he has no root in himself and is short-lived; for when trial or persecution comes because of the word, directly he is offended.

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In The King James Version

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

In Context

20But the seed sown on stony places—this is he who hears the word and directly receives it with joy,

22But the seed sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, but the care of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Matthew 7:26But every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;

Matthew 10:37“The one who is more devoted to father or mother than to me is not worthy of me, and the one who is more devoted to son or daughter than to me is not worthy of me;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

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