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


In Context

14 He who is sowing doth sow the word;

15 and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

16 'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

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

18 'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

19 and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17and 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.

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 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.