Matthew 13:21
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.
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Job 19:28But ye should say, Why persecute we him? 1 Seeing the root of the matter is found in me; 1
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: 1 He hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 1
Proverbs 12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: 1 But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 1
Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 1
Matthew 7:26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than 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 →