Matthew 13:21

Matthew 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Context of Matthew 13:21

19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 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. 22The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

Matthew 13:21 word by word

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

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• sinceδέde · thenG1161
• he hasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• he hasἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• he hasἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• noοὐou · noG3756
• rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• he remainsεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• for only a seasonπρόσκαιροςproskairos · temporaryG4340
• troubleθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• orἤē · orG2228
• persecutionδιωγμόςdiōgmos · persecutionG1375
• comesγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• because ofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• he quickly falls awayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• he quickly falls awayσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624

Cross-references for Matthew 13:21

• Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• 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?’
• Job 19:28If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
• Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
• 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.
• John 6:26Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
• John 6:70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
• John 15:5I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
• Acts 8:21You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
• Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• 2 Peter 1:8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
• Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Yet hath he not root in himself - His soul is not deeply convinced of its guilt and depravity; the fallow ground is not properly ploughed up, nor the rock broken. When persecution, etc., ariseth, which he did not expect, he is soon stumbled - seeks some pretext to abandon both the doctrine and followers of Christ. Having not felt his own sore, and the plague of his heart, he has not properly discovered that this salvation is the only remedy for his soul…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 See also Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15. “Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower.” That is, hear the “explanation” or the “spiritual meaning” of the narrative given before. Mark adds Mark 4:13, “Know ye not this parable? And how, then, shall ye know all parables?” By which it seems that the Saviour regarded this as one of the simplest and plainest of the parables, and gave an explanation of it that they might understand the general…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21Has no root, he remains for only a season: The issue is a lack of enduring faith and obedience (see Matthew 7:13–27; 10:22), especially when confronted by persecution.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Introduction (Mt 13:1-3). 1. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:21

• Agriculture
• Apostasy
• Character
• Converts
• Faith
• Hearers
• Instability
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sermon
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Anon
• By and by
• Choke
• Church
• Fishing, the art of
• Furnace
• Gather
• Harvest
• Householder
• Root

Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings