Luke 3:8
6 And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
7 Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- KJV
- Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- WEB
- Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
- ASV
- Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- DARBY
- Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
- BLB
- Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance. And do not begin to say in yourselves, ‘We have Abraham [as] father.’ For I say to you⁺ that out of these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.
- ÅB
- Bær derfor frukter som er omvendelsen verdige, og gi dere ikke til å si ved dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far! for jeg sier dere at Gud kan vekke opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene.
- OTB
- Bær da frukt som er omvendelsen verdig. Og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: ‘Vi har Abraham til far.’ For jeg sier dere at Gud kan oppreise barn for Abraham av disse steinene.
- B1930
- Bær derfor frukter som er omvendelsen verdige, og gi eder ikke til å si ved eder selv: Vi har Abraham til far! for jeg sier eder at Gud kan opvekke Abraham barn av disse stener.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 18:27–31
But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
Read in contextActs 26:20
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–18
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read in contextGalatians 5:22–24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Read in contextMatthew 21:43
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Read in contextHebrews 6:7–8
For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
Read in contextJoshua 4:3–8
and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
Read in contextRomans 4:16
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
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