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  • Luke 3:8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 8 Therefore, produce fruits that befit repentance. Do not start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

  • Luke 3:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 8 ποιήσατε Make YOU οὖν therefore καρποὺς fruits ἀξίους worthy τῆς of the μετανοίας· repentance; καὶ and μὴ not ἄρξησθε start YOU λέγειν to be saying ἐν in ἑαυτοῖς selves Πατέρα Father ἔχομεν we are having τὸν the ᾿Αβραάμ, Abraham, λέγω I am saying γὰρ for ὑμῖν to YOU ὅτι that δύναται is able ὁ the θεὸς God ἐκ out of τῶν the λίθων stones τούτων these ἐγεῖραι to raise up τέκνα children τῷ to the ᾿Αβραάμ. Abraham.

  • Luke 3:8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 8 Therefore produce fruits that befit repentance.*+ And do not start saying within yourselves, ‘As a father we have Abraham.’ For I say to YOU that God has power to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

  • Luke 3:8
    The Bible in Living English
    • 8 Produce fruits appropriate to repentance, then, and do not begin to say to yourselves ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you God can raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.

  • Luke 3:8
    American Standard Version
    • 8 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
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to be saying within yourselves—As our father we have Abraham; For I say unto you—God is able out of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

  • Luke 3:8
    King James Version
    • 8 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
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:8 w83 8/15 17-18; g76 4/8 21-22; w74 469; w60 399; w53 405

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:8

      fruits that befit repentance: The plural form of the Greek word for “fruit; fruitage” (kar·posʹ) is here used figuratively to refer to evidence and actions that would indicate a change of mind or attitude on the part of those listening to John.​—Mt 3:8; Ac 26:20; see study notes on Mt 3:2, 11 and Glossary, “Repentance.”

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