Matthew 13:21

Yet he has no root in himself, and endures only for a while: when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he falls away.

Revised King James 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

20The seed sown upon stony places is he who hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy;

22The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word; and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:26And every one who hears these words of mine, and does not do them, is like a foolish man, who built his house upon 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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