Matius 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; ¹  when ²  trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matius 24:10

24:10 Then many will be led into sin, ³  and they will betray one another and hate one another.

Matius 26:31

The Prediction of Peter’s Denial

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:

‘I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ⁴ 

[13:21]  ¹ tn Grk “is temporary.”

[13:21]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:10]  ³ tn Or “many will fall away.” This could also refer to apostasy.

[26:31]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Zech 13:7.