Mark 4:17

The Purpose of the Parables

¹⁷ And they have no root in themselves, but _p endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately _q they fall away. ₁

1. Cross References
   Galatians 1:6
   I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel -
   Hosea 6:4
   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 early away.
   Galatians 5:7
   You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 11:6
   And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.