Matthew 13:21

but it has no root in him, but is temporary; and tribulation or persecution arising on account of the word, immediately he is offended.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 one sown upon the rocks, is he who heareth the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

22But the one sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word; and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke out the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Matthew 7:26And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Matthew 10:37He that loveth father and 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 →

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