Matthew 13:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Matthew 13:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 13:2119 words
οὐκouknot
ἔχειecheihave
δὲdeand / but
ῥίζανrhizanroot
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτῷheautōalone, her (own, -self)
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
πρόσκαιρόςproskairosdur-(eth)
for awhile, endure for a time…
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
γενομένηςgenomenēsarise, be
assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
θλίψεωςthlipseōsafflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened
ἢēor
διωγμοῦdiōgmoupersecution
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸνtonthe
λόγονlogonword / message
εὐθὺςeuthysanon, by and by, forthwith
σκανδαλίζεταιskandalizetai(make to)
offend
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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