Luke 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Luke 3:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 3:831 words
ποιήσατεpoiēsateabide, + agree, appoint
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
καρποὺςkarpousfruit
ἀξίουςaxiousdue reward, meet, (un-)worthy
τῆςtēsthe
μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentance
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
ἄρξησθεarxēsthereign
(rule) over
λέγεινlegeinsay
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
ΠατέραPaterafather, parent
ἔχομενechomenhave
τὸνtonthe
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
λέγωlegōsay
γὰρgarfor
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
δύναταιdynataibe able
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
λίθωνlithōn(mill-, stumbling-)stone
τούτωνtoutōnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐγεῖραιegeiraiawake, lift (up), raise (again
τέκναteknachild
τῷtōthe
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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