Matthew 13:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.”
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“But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 13:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 19:28If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
- Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- Proverbs 12:12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
- Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
- Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
- Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Matthew 11:6Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Matthew 13:57And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
- Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Matthew 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- Matthew 26:33Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
- Mark 4:17But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
- Mark 8:34Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Mark 13:12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
- Luke 9:23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
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