Matthew 13:21

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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.

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  • Matt 11:6 : 6 Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me."
  • Hos 6:4 : 4 What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning cloud, like the dew that disappears early.
  • Matt 5:10-12 : 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  • Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
  • Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.
  • Matt 10:22 : 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Matt 10:37-39 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
  • Job 19:28 : 28 If you say, 'Why should we persecute him?' since the root of the matter is found in me,
  • Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God listen to his cry when distress comes upon him? 10 Does he delight in the Almighty and call upon God at all times?
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.
  • Prov 12:3 : 3 No one can be established by wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
  • Prov 12:12 : 12 The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
  • Matt 13:6 : 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no roots, they withered away.
  • Matt 13:57 : 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
  • Matt 16:24-26 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Matt 24:9-9 : 9 'Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.' 10 'At that time many will turn away from the faith, betray, and hate each other.'
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 'But the one who endures until the end will be saved.'
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
  • Matt 26:33 : 33 But Peter replied to Him, "Even if everyone else falls away because of You, I will never fall away."
  • Mark 4:17 : 17 But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.
  • Mark 8:34-36 : 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.' 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
  • Mark 13:12-13 : 12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death. 13 Everyone will hate you because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Luke 8:13 : 13 The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.
  • Luke 9:23-25 : 23 Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.' 24 'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.' 25 'What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?'
  • Luke 14:26-33 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 21:12-18 : 12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors on account of my name. 13 This will result in an opportunity for you to bear witness. 14 Therefore, make up your minds not to prepare your defense beforehand. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and some of you will be put to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of my name. 18 Yet not a single hair of your head will perish.
  • John 6:26 : 26 Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, you are seeking me not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the bread and were satisfied.'
  • John 6:61-65 : 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, 'Does this offend you?' 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are Spirit and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, 'This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to them by the Father.'
  • John 6:70-71 : 70 Jesus answered them, 'Did I not choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.' 71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For Judas, one of the Twelve, was going to betray Him.
  • John 12:25-26 : 25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  • John 15:5-7 : 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  • Acts 8:21-23 : 21 You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.
  • Gal 6:12 : 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
  • Gal 6:15 : 15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but what matters is a new creation.
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
  • 2 Tim 1:15 : 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  • Heb 10:35-39 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who are being guarded by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 2 Pet 1:8-9 : 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever lacks these qualities is blind and short-sighted, forgetful of the cleansing of their former sins.
  • 1 John 2:19-20 : 19 They 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 going out showed that none of them belonged to us. 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
  • Rev 2:13 : 13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan dwells.

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  • Mark 4:14-20
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    14The sower sows the word.

    15These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

    16In a similar way, these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.

    17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

    18Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

    19but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    20But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

  • Matt 13:18-20
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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

    20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

  • Matt 13:22-27
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    22The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

  • Luke 8:11-15
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    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

    13The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.

    14The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Matt 13:3-9
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    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

    5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

    6But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no roots, they withered away.

    7Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

  • Mark 4:4-7
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    4As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

    5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it didn’t have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

    6But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it didn’t produce any grain.

  • Luke 8:5-7
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

    6Other seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew up, it withered because it had no moisture.

    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13Everyone will hate you because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Matt 13:29
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    29‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling up the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.

  • Jer 17:8
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    8They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.

  • Matt 13:37-38
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    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

    38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • John 15:6
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    6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

  • Jas 1:12
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    12Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

  • Matt 24:13
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    13'But the one who endures until the end will be saved.'

  • Luke 13:19
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    19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.'

  • Heb 12:15
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    15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

  • Matt 13:31
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    31He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

  • John 16:1
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    1I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

  • Job 15:33
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    33He will shake off his unripe grapes like a vine and cast away his blossoms like the olive tree.

  • Matt 24:10
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    10'At that time many will turn away from the faith, betray, and hate each other.'