Matthew
Matthew 13:21
21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| since | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| he has | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| root | ῥίζαν | rhizan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4491 a root, that which comes from the root |
| he remains | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| for only a season | πρόσκαιρός | proskairos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4340 temporary |
| trouble | θλίψεως | thlipseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2347 persecution, affliction, distress |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| persecution | διωγμοῦ | diōgmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1375 persecution |
| comes | γενομένης | genomenēs | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| he quickly falls away | σκανδαλίζεται | skandalizetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4624 I cause to stumble |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 11:6 · 2 Peter 1:8–9 · Ephesians 3:17 · Hosea 6:4 · Job 19:28 · John 15:5–7 · Proverbs 12:3 · John 12:25–26 · Job 27:8–10 · Mark 13:12–13 · Psalm 36:3 · Luke 14:26–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.