Matthew 3:8
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think 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.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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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
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.
Read in contextActs 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Read in context2 Peter 1:4–8
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Read in contextEphesians 5:9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Read in contextPhilippians 1:11
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–17
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Read in contextJeremiah 36:3
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
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