Matthew 13:21

yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season,—and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;

22And, he among the thorns sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word,—and, the anxiety of the age and the deceit of riches, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh.

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Cross References

Job 19:28Surely ye should say—Why should we persecute him? seeing, the root of the matter, is found in me.

Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

Proverbs 12:12A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.

Matthew 5:10Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.

Matthew 7:26And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me,—and, he that loveth son or daughter above 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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