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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 3:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 3:831 words
GreekMeaning
ποιήσατεpoiēsate
do produceverbG4160
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
καρποὺςkarpous
fruitsnounG2590
ἀξίουςaxious
worthyadjectiveG514
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
μετανοίαςmetanoias
of repentancenounG3341
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἄρξησθεarxēsthe
may beginverbG757
λέγεινlegein
to sayverbG3004
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἑαυτοῖςheautois
yourselvespronounG1438
ΠατέραPatera
As fathernounG3962
ἔχομενechomen
We haveverbG2192
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἈβραάμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
δύναταιdynatai
is ableverbG1410
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
λίθωνlithōn
stonesnounG3037
τούτωνtoutōn
thesedemonstrativeG3778
ἐγεῖραιegeirai
to raise upverbG1453
τέκναtekna
childrennounG5043
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἈβραάμAbraam
to AbrahamnounG11
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Fruit Consistent with Repentance
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. John the Baptist isn't satisfied with confession or tears or emotional change. He wants to see actual transformation in how people live. Fruit. Evidence. Chan...
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