Matthew 3:8

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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:	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Bring forth^G4160 therefore^G3767 fruits^G2590 meet^G514 for repentance^G3341:

Original Greek

ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ποιήσατε	poiēsate	G4160	V-AAM-2P	Bring forth
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	therefore
καρποὺς	karpous	G2590	N-APM	fruits
ἀξίους	axious	G514	A-APM	meet
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
μετανοίας·	metanoias	G3341	N-GSF	for repentance

Strong's References

G514 — ἄξιος (áxios, ax'-ee-os): probably from ἄγω (ágō) G71; deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise); due reward, meet, (un-)worthy
G2590 — καρπός (karpós, kar-pos'): probably from the base of ἁρπάζω (harpázō) G726; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively; fruit
G3341 — μετάνοια (metánoia, met-an'-oy-ah): from μετανοέω (metanoéō) G3340; (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision); repentance
G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly; and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore
G4160 — ποιέω (poiéō, poy-eh'-o): apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct); abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω (prássō) G4238.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

forth — Isaiah 1:16-17, Matthew 21:28-30, Matthew 21:32, Luke 3:8, Luke 3:10-14, Acts 26:20, Romans 2:4-7, 2 Corinthians 7:10-11, 2 Peter 1:4-8
fruits — Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 5:9
meet — Jeremiah 7:3-7, Jeremiah 26:13, Jeremiah 36:3

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: FRUITFULNESS-UNFRUITFULNESS; RESULTS DEMANDED; TEST, FRUIT
Torrey’s: BAPTISM; FRUITS; REPENTANCE; WORKS, GOOD
Nave’s: BAPTISM; HYPOCRISY; JUDAISM; MINISTER, Christian; PHARISEES; REPENTANCE; REPROOF; SADDUCEES; WORKS

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