Matthew 13:21

but, as they have no root, they stand for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.

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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

20By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the person who hears the message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

22By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the person who hears the message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.

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Cross References

Psalms 36:3First, their speech becomes wicked and false, they give up acting wisely and well.

Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:26Everyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act on it may be compared to a foolish person, who built their house on the sand.

Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who loves 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 →

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