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Matthew 13:6

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And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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  1. James 1:11–12Rank 1 from verse 6
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    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  2. Matthew 13:21Rank 2 from verse 6
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    21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  3. Luke 8:13Rank 3 from verse 6
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    13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

  4. Colossians 1:23Rank 4 from verse 6
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    23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

  5. Ephesians 3:17Rank 5 from verse 6
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    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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Matthew 13:6

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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root

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Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

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withered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wither, meaning to dry up, fade, lose freshness or strength, or waste away.

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5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

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