Mat 13:21, 18:7, Luk 17:1-2, Rom 9:32-33, Phili 1:10 | ESV | STEP | yet he has no root in himself , but endures for a while , and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word , immediately he falls away .

Matthew 13:21

21 yet he has no root in himself, but ^aendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ^bhe falls away. ^{▼▼Or stumbles}

Matthew 18:7

Temptations to Sin

7 “Woe to the world for ^dtemptations to sin! ^{▼▼Greek stumbling blocks} ^fFor it is necessary that temptations come, ^gbut woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

Luke 17:1-2

Temptations to Sin

1 And he said to his disciples, ^h“Temptations to sin ^{▼▼Greek Stumbling blocks} are ^jsure to come, but ^kwoe to the one through whom they come! 2 ^lIt would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ^{▼▼Greek stumble}

Romans 9:32-33

32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the ⁿstumbling stone, 33 as it is written,

^o“Behold, I am laying in Zion ^pa stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
^qand whoever believes in him will not be ^rput to shame.”

Philippians 1:10

10 so that you may approve what is excellent, ^sand so be pure and blameless ^tfor the day of Christ,