but dureth for. while. but is temporary, or endureth but for. season.
by and by. immediately. Same word as "anon". Matthew 13:20. The offence is as immediate as the joy.
is offended. stumbles.
Related Commentaries of Matthew 13:21
Matthew 13:21
21 Yet 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.a