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Matthew 13:21

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.

KJV

οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν, γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται.

Greek NT

non habet autem in se radicem, sed est temporalis : facta autem tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum, continuo scandalizatur.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
διωγμός
diogmos
noun · 10×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὐθέως
eutheos
adverb · 85×
θλῖψις
thlipsis
noun · 45×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πρόσκαιρος
proskairos
adjective · 4×
σκανδαλίζω
skandalizo
verb · 29×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
e
particle · 346×
o
article · 19778×
ῥίζα
riza
noun · 17×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

It is no sign that affections are truly gracious, or that they are not, that they are very great, or raised very high. Scripture history abundantly demonstrates that truly gracious affections may be exceedingly raised. Neither is it any sign that religious affections are from some external cause, for both natural and gracious affections may be occasioned by outward means.
Canons of Dort · 2 passages
The fault of those who are called through the gospel but refuse to come lies not in the gospel, nor in Christ, offered through the gospel, nor in God, who calls them through the gospel and even bestows various gifts on them, but in the people themselves who are called. Some of them do not even care; they do not accept the Word of life. Others do accept it, but do not take it to…
The Synod rejects the errors of those who teach that the faith of those who believe only temporarily does not differ from justifying and saving faith except in duration alone.

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:10 — He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
  • 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 2Pet 1:8 — For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2Tim 1:15 — This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
  • 2Tim 4:10 — For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
  • Acts 8:21 — Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
  • Eph 3:17 — That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • Gal 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
  • Gal 5:7 — Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
  • Gal 6:12 — As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
  • Gal 6:15 — For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
  • Heb 10:35 — Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
  • Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
  • Hos 6:4 — O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
  • Hos 6:4 — O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
  • Job 19:28 — But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
  • Job 27:8 — For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
  • Job 36:21 — Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
  • John 6:26 — Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
  • John 6:61 — When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
  • John 6:70 — Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
  • John 12:25 — He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
  • John 15:5 — I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
  • John 16:1 — These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
  • Luke 8:13 — They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
  • Luke 9:23 — And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
  • Luke 14:26 — If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 14:27 — And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
  • Mark 4:17 — 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.
  • Mark 4:17 — 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.
  • Mark 8:34 — And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Mark 13:12 — Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
  • Matt 5:10 — Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 5:30 — And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
  • Matt 7:22 — Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
  • Matt 7:26 — And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
  • Matt 10:22 — And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
  • Matt 10:37 — He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
  • Matt 11:6 — And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.