Mark 4:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 4:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔχουσιν
échō
G2192
to have
ῥίζαν
rhíza
G4491
root
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἑαυτοῖς
heautoû
G1438
himself
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
πρόσκαιροί
próskairos
G4340
temporary
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
εἶτα
eîta
G1534
then
γενομένης
gínomai
G1096
to become
θλίψεως
thlîpsis
G2347
affliction
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
διωγμοῦ
diōgmós
G1375
persecution
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
εὐθὺς
euthéōs
G2112
immediately
σκανδαλίζονται
skandalízō
G4624
to stumble
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then, tribulation or persecution having happened because of the word, immediately they are caused to stumble.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).