Matthew 13:21
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21 yet such a person has no root but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away.[a](A)
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- 13.21 Or stumbles
Matthew 13:21
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21 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.(A)
Matthew 11:6
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6 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”(A)
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Matthew 11:6
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6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(A)
Hosea 6:4
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Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.(A)
Hosea 6:4
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A) 9 For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.(B)
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(A) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B) 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(C) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(D)
Ephesians 3:17
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17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.
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Ephesians 3:17
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17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(A) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(B) and established in love,
John 15:5-7
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5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A)
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John 15:5-7
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5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(A) apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(B) 7 If you remain in me(C) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(D)
Revelation 2:13
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13 “I know where you are living, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me[a] even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
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- 2.13 Or deny my faith
Revelation 2:13
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1 John 2:19-20
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19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us, for if they had belonged to us they would have remained[a] with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.(A) 20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.[b](B)
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1 John 2:19-20
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19 They went out from us,(A) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(B)
20 But you have an anointing(C) from the Holy One,(D) and all of you know the truth.[a](E)
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- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things
1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.
Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward. 36 For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.(A) 37 For yet
“in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay,(B)
38 but my righteous one will live by faith.
My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”(C)
39 But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.(D)
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Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 So do not throw away your confidence;(A) it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere(B) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(C) 37 For,
38 And,
“But my righteous[b] one will live by faith.(F)
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”[c](G)
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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- Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
- Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
- Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
2 Timothy 4:10
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10 for Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia,[a] Titus to Dalmatia.(A)
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- 4.10 Other ancient authorities read Gaul
2 Timothy 1:15
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15 You are aware that all who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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2 Timothy 1:15
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Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty
15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Philippians 1:6
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6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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- 1.6 Or perfect
Philippians 1:6
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6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(A) until the day of Christ Jesus.(B)
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