Mark 4:17
15 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
- KJV
- And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
- WEB
- They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
- ASV
- and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.
- DARBY
- and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.
- BLB
- And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then, [on] tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are caused to stumble.
- ÅB
- og de har ikke rot i seg, men holder bare ut til en tid; blir det så trengsel eller forfølgelse for ordets skyld, da tar de straks anstøt.
- OTB
- men de har ingen rot i seg selv og er kortvarige. Når trengsel eller forfølgelse oppstår på grunn av ordet, faller de raskt fra.
- B1930
- og de har ikke rot i sig, men holder bare ut til en tid; blir det så trengsel eller forfølgelse for ordets skyld, da tar de straks anstøt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:6
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:3–5
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
Read in contextRevelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Read in contextMatthew 12:31
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Read in contextJohn 15:2–7
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Read in contextHebrews 10:29
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Read in contextMark 4:5–6
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Read in context1 John 2:19
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 departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
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