21yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.


In Context

18 |Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

22 What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.|

Matthew 13:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21Yet 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:21Yet 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:21yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:21yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21Yet he hath not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, forthwith he is offended.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:21and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:21Yet has he not root in himself, but endures for a while: for when tribulation or persecution rises because of the word, by and by he is offended.