Mark 4:17

but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

In Context

16So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully;

18Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,

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Cross References

Matthew 11:6And blessed is the man who finds no hindrance in me.”

Matthew 13:21but, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

Mark 4:5Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;

John 8:31So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: “If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;

1 Corinthians 10:12Therefore let the man who thinks that he stands take care that he does not fall.

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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