Matthew 3:8
6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9 And do not presume 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.
10 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
- KJV
- Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
- WEB
- Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
- ASV
- Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
- DARBY
- Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
- BLB
- Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.
- ÅB
- Bær derfor frukt som er omvendelsen verdig,
- OTB
- Bær da frukt som er omvendelsen verdig.
- B1930
- Bær derfor frukt som er omvendelsen verdig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 3:8
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.
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 context2 Peter 1:4–8
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Read in contextEphesians 5:9
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–17
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read in contextJeremiah 36:3
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
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