17and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.


In Context

14 The sower sows the word:

15 and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

16 And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

17 and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

18 And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

19 and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Mark 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17And 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 relapse.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.