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NASB | Matthew 13:21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 13:21 yet he has no [substantial] root in himself, but is only temporary, and when pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles and falls away [abandoning the One who is the source of salvation]. |
Subject: A Doctrine for Saints |
Bible Note: "Many who seem to others to be saints, who seem to themselves to be saints, do 'fall away,' and let us recollect that the perseverance of the saints referred to, is their perseverance not only in a safe but also in a holy course of disposition [attitude] and conduct; and no saint behaving like a sinner can legitimately enjoy the comfort which the doctrine of perseverance is fitted and intended to communicate to every saint acting like a saint." --John Brown (1800-1859) |