Mark 4:17
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.
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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.
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἔχουσιν | echousin | they have | G2192 → |
| ῥίζαν | rhizan | root | G4491 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ἑαυτοῖς | he'autois | themselves | G1438 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → |
| πρόσκαιροί | proskairoi | temporary | G4340 → |
| εἰσιν. | eisin | are. | G1510 → |
| εἶτα | eita | then | G1534 → |
| γενομένης | genomenēs | when was happening | G1096 → |
| θλίψεως | thlipseōs | tribulation | G2347 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| διωγμοῦ | diōgmou | persecution | G1375 → |
| διὰ | dia | on account of | G1223 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον, | logon | word, | G3056 → |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → |
| σκανδαλίζονται. | skandalizontai | they fall away. | G4624 → |
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