Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: Treasury of Scripture forth. Matthew 21:28-30,32 But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard... Isaiah 1:16,17 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil... Luke 3:8,10-14 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father... Acts 26:20 But showed first to them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles... Romans 2:4-7 Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering... 2 Corinthians 7:10,11 For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death... 2 Peter 1:4-8 Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature... fruits. Galatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith... Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. meet, etc. or, answerable to amendment of life. Jeremiah 7:3-7 Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place... Jeremiah 26:13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God... Jeremiah 36:3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way...
Context John Prepares the Way
1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent you: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. but he that comes 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. 12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.
Darby Bible Translation
Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
King James Bible
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Young's Literal Translation
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
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