Mar 4:17, Rom 2:4-5, Heb 3:7-8, 15 | ESV | STEP | And they have no root in themselves , but endure for a while ; then , when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word , immediately they fall away .

k[See ver. 7 above]

Mark 4:17

17 And they have no root in themselves, but ^aendure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ^bthey fall away. ^{▼▼Or stumble}

Romans 2:4-5

4 Or do you presume on ^dthe riches of his kindness and ^eforbearance and ^fpatience, ^gnot knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are ^hstoring up ⁱwrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Hebrews 3:7-8

A Rest for the People of God

7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

^j“Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,

Hebrews 3:15

15 As it is said,

^k“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”