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 word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path. 20The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away. 22The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing. 23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”

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 came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.
• Matthew 7:22On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’
• Job 19:28If you say, ‘How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!’
• Proverbs 12:3No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.
• Luke 8:13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.
• John 6:26Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.
• John 6:70Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”
• John 15:5“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me – and I in him – bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.
• Acts 8:21You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
• Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!
• Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
• 2 Peter 1:8For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
• Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 24:13But the person who endures 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