KJV King James Version
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
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Matthew 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!
ASV American Standard Version
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
Surrounding context — Matthew 3
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
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?
8 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.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:
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Luke 3:8Bring 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.Acts 26:20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.2 Peter 1:4-8Whereby 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.Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)Philippians 1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.Isaiah 1:16-17Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;Jeremiah 36:3It 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.Jeremiah 26:13Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.Matthew 21:28-30But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.Romans 2:4-7Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?Jeremiah 7:3-7Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.2 Corinthians 7:10-11For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.Matthew 21:32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.Luke 3:10-14And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
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