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

19Some people hear the message about God's kingdom but they do not understand it. Satan comes and he quickly takes the message away from their minds. The seeds that fell on the path show what those people are like. 20Other seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time. But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. So they only believe for a short time. They may have problems. Or other people may do bad things to them, because they obey God's message. When that happens, these people soon stop believing. 22Some seeds fell among thorn bushes. This is like people who hear the message from God. But they have many troubles in their minds. They want to get more money and more things. They think that this will make them happy. So they do not let God's message change them. They are like plants that do not grow well and make new seeds. 23But some seeds fell on good soil. This is like other people who hear the message from God and they understand it. These people are like good plants that grow well. From one seed, some good plants make 100 new seeds. Other good plants make 60 new seeds, and some good plants make 30 new seeds.’

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yetδέde · thenG1161
• hath heἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• notοὐou · noG3756
• rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• durethεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• for a whileπρόσκαιροςproskairos · temporaryG4340
• tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• orἤē · orG2228
• persecutionδιωγμόςdiōgmos · persecutionG1375
• arisethγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• because ofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• by and byεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• he is offendedσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624

Cross-references for Matthew 13:21

• Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, it burned the young plants. They soon died because they had not grown down well into the soil.
• Matthew 7:22On the day when God judges people, many of them will say, “Master, Master! We used your authority and we spoke a message from you. We used your authority and we sent bad spirits out of people. We used your authority to do many powerful things.”
• Job 19:28My friends, you should not think of ways to make me suffer even more. You say that I have caused my own trouble.
• Proverbs 12:3No one can use wicked things to make himself safe. But a righteous person has strong roots.
• Luke 8:13Some seeds fell on ground with rocks in it. This is like people who hear the message from God and they are very happy for a time. But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. They believe in God for a short time. But when they have problems, they stop believing.
• John 6:26Jesus answered, ‘I tell you this: You saw me do miracles that show God's power. But you are not looking for me because of that. No, you are looking for me because you ate the loaves. I gave you all the food that you needed.
• John 6:70Jesus replied, ‘I have chosen the 12 of you. But one of you is a servant of Satan!’
• John 15:5I am the vine, and you are the branches. You must continue to live in me and I must continue to live in you. Only if you do that will you make plenty of fruit. That is because you can do nothing without me.
• Acts 8:21You cannot do the work which we are doing. God knows that you are not thinking the right things.
• Galatians 5:6We belong to Christ Jesus. So it does not matter whether anyone has circumcised us or not. The only thing that matters is that we believe in Christ. As a result we will love others in the way that we live.
• Galatians 6:15It does not matter whether anyone has circumcised you or not. What matters is that God has made you a new person.
• Ephesians 3:17I pray that Christ will make his home in you, as you believe in him. Then you will know God's love very well. You will be like trees that have roots which go down deep into God's love. That will make you strong.
• 2 Peter 1:8You should continue to grow as believers in all these ways. Then it will show that you really know our Lord Jesus Christ. People will see that your life has good results.
• 1 John 2:19These people used to be in our group of believers. But they left us. They never really belonged to our group. If they had been true believers, they would have remained with us. When they left us, it showed clearly that none of them really belonged to us.
• Matthew 10:22All people will hate you because you are my disciples. But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.
• Matthew 24:13But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.

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

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• Sermon
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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