↵ Gospel of Mark 4
Gospel of Mark 4:17

καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσι ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιροί εἰσιν· εἶτα γενομένης θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. οὐκ
    not
  3. ἔχουσι
    they have
    have
  4. ῥίζαν
    root
  5. ἐν
    in
  6. ἑαυτοῖς
    themselves
    for themselves
  7.  
    ,
     
  8. ἀλλὰ
    but
  9. πρόσκαιροί
    temporary
  10. εἰσιν
    are
  11.  
    ·
     
  12. εἶτα
    then
  13. γενομένης
    having occurred
  14. θλίψεως
    affliction
    of affliction
  15. the
    or
  16. διωγμοῦ
    persecution
  17. διὰ
    through
    because of
  18. τὸν
    the
  19. λόγον
    word
  20.  
    ,
     
  21. εὐθὺς
    immediately
  22. σκανδαλίζονται
    they stumble
  23.  
    .
     

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary, then when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, they immediately stumble.