Matthew 13:21

"But he has no root in himself; he continues for a time, but when trouble arises, or persecutions, on account of the word, at once he stumbles and falls.

Montgomery New Testament

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

20"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.

22"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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Cross References

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

Matthew 7:26"And every one who hears these words of mine and does them not, I will liken to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Matthew 10:37"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he 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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