Matthew 13:21

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

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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

20And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

22And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

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Cross References

Job 19:28If you say, 'How we will persecute him!'because the root of the matter is found in me,

Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit.He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Proverbs 12:12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men,but the root of the righteous flourishes.

Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake,for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 7:26And everyone who hears these words of mine, and does not do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

Matthew 10:37He 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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