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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.

Yet {G1161} hath he {G2192} not {G3756} root {G4491} in {G1722} himself {G1438}, but {G235} dureth {G2076} for a while {G4340}: for {G1161} when tribulation {G2347} or {G2228} persecution {G1375} ariseth {G1096} because {G1223} of the word {G3056}, by and by {G2117} he is offended {G4624}.

but has no root in himself. So he stays on for a while; but as soon as some trouble or persecution arises on account of the message, he immediately falls away.

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.

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

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 11:6 (11 votes)

    And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.

  • 2 Peter 1:8 (8 votes)

    For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Peter 1:9 (8 votes)

    But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

  • Hosea 6:4 (7 votes)

    ¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

  • John 15:5 (6 votes)

    I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

  • John 15:7 (6 votes)

    If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

  • Ephesians 3:17 (6 votes)

    That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,