Matthew 3:10

3:10 Even now the ax is laid at ¹  the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; ²  when ³  trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

[3:10]  ¹ sn Laid at the root. That is, placed and aimed, ready to begin cutting.

[13:21]  ² tn Grk “is temporary.”

[13:21]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.