Mark 4:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
θλῖψις
tribulation
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θλῖψις
Tribulation, affliction, pressure. Thlipsis. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart I have overcome the world. Trouble is guaranteed. Victory is also guaranteed.
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ῥίζα
root
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ῥίζα
Root, source, origin. Rhiza. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Roots determine fruit. What is rooted in love for money will bear evil fruit. Change the root.
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γίνομαι
when was happening
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ἔχω
they have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἑαυτοῦ
themselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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σκανδαλίζω
they fall away.
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σκανδαλίζω
to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure)
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εἶτα
then
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εἶτα
a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
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διά
on account of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πρόσκαιρος
temporary
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πρόσκαιρος
for the occasion only, i.e. temporary
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εἰμί
are.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εὐθέως
immediately
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εὐθέως
directly, i.e. at once or soon
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διωγμός
persecution
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διωγμός
persecution
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