Matthew 13:21
But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.
Matthew 11:6
And whoever is not offended by me is blessed."
Hosea 6:4
What will I do with you, Ephraim? What will I do with you, Judah? Your love [is] like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
Job 19:28
"If you say, 'How will we persecute him?' And 'The root of the trouble is found' in me,
Job 27:8-10
for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.
Proverbs 12:3
A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous {bears fruit}.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed [are] those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 7:22-23
On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?'
Matthew 7:26-27
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
Matthew 10:22
and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.
Matthew 10:37-39
The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 13:6
But [when] the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.
Matthew 13:57
And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his [own] hometown and in his [own] household."
Matthew 16:24-26
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Matthew 24:9-10
"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
Matthew 24:13
But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me during this night, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
Matthew 26:33
But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"
Mark 4:17
And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
Mark 8:34-36
And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Mark 13:12-13
And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
Luke 8:13
And those on the rock [are those] who receive the word with joy when they hear [it], and these do not have [enough] root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.
Luke 9:23-25
And he said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.
Luke 14:26-33
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, {he cannot be} my disciple.
Luke 21:12-18
"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
John 6:26
Jesus replied to them and said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied!
John 6:61-65
But Jesus, [because he] knew within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended?
John 6:70-71
Jesus replied to them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is the devil?"
John 12:25-26
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.
John 15:5-7
"I am the vine; you [are] the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him--this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything.
Acts 8:21-23
{You have no} part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
Romans 2:7
to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
Galatians 6:12
As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
Galatians 6:15
For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Ephesians 3:17
[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),
Philippians 1:6
convinced of this same [thing], that the one who began a good work in you will finish [it] until the day of Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 1:15
You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas deserted me, [because he] loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens [went] to Galatia; Titus [went] to Dalmatia.
Hebrews 10:35-39
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward.
1 Peter 1:5
who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
2 Peter 1:8-9
For [if] these [things] are yours and are increasing, this does not make [you] useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 2:19-20
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But [they went out], in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.
Revelation 2:13
'I know where you live, where the throne of Satan [is]. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.