Matthew 3:8

Geneva Bible

Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendement of life.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance.

King James Version (1611)
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.

King James Version
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

English Standard Version
Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance;

New Century Version
Do the things that show you really have changed your hearts and lives.

Amplified Bible
"So produce fruit that is consistent with repentance [demonstrating new behavior that proves a change of heart, and a conscious decision to turn away from sin];

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;

Berean Standard Bible
Produce fruit worthy of repentance.

Contemporary English Version
Do something to show that you have really given up your sins.

Complete Jewish Bible
If you have really turned from your sins to God, produce fruit that will prove it!

Darby Translation
Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

Easy-to-Read Version
Change your hearts! And show by the way you live that you have changed.

George Lamsa Translation
Bring forth therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance;

Good News Translation
Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.

Lexham English Bible
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

Literal Translation
Therefore, bring forth fruits worthy of repentance.

American Standard Version
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Bible in Basic English
Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

International Standard Version
Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance!

Etheridge Translation
Work, therefore, fruits which are suitable to repentance.

Murdock Translation
Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Bryng foorth therefore fruites meete for repentaunce.

English Revised Version
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

World English Bible
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Weymouth's New Testament
Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor do ye worthi fruyte of penaunce,

Update Bible Version
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Webster's Bible Translation
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

New English Translation
Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,

New King James Version
Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

New Living Translation
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

New Life Bible
Do something to show me that your hearts are changed.

New Revised Standard
Bear fruit worthy of repentance.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.

Revised Standard Version
Bear fruit that befits repentance,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.

Young's Literal Translation
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Bewarre, brynge forth due frutes of pennaunce.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Let your actions then show your repentance:

Simplified Cowboy Version
You gotta change the way you live your life if you want what God is offerin' folks here!

Contextual Overview

⁷ Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come? ⁸ Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendement of life. ⁹ And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. ¹⁰ And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire. ¹¹ In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. ¹² Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forth: Matthew 21:28-30, Matthew 21:32, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:17, Luke 3:8, Luke 3:10-14, Acts 26:20, Romans 2:4-7, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 2 Peter 1:4-8

fruits: Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Ephesians 5:9, Philippians 1:11

meet: etc. or, answerable to amendment of life, Jeremiah 7:3-7, Jeremiah 26:13, Jeremiah 36:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 38:26 - And he knew 2 Chronicles 33:15 - he took Job 36:10 - commandeth Isaiah 5:7 - he looked Ezekiel 14:6 - Repent Ezekiel 18:30 - Repent Daniel 4:27 - break Jonah 3:2 - preach Jonah 3:8 - let Micah 2:7 - named Micah 6:8 - to do Haggai 1:8 - and build Zechariah 1:4 - Turn Matthew 7:13 - at Matthew 9:13 - but Matthew 12:33 - and his fruit good Matthew 13:23 - beareth Matthew 15:22 - a woman Matthew 16:1 - Sadducees Mark 6:12 - preached Acts 2:38 - Repent Acts 16:30 - brought Titus 2:12 - denying

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Nowe the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, We eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden,

Genesis 3:3
But of the fruite of the tree which is in the middes of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eate of it, neither shall ye touche it, lest ye die.

Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 3:10
Who saide, I heard thy voyce in the garden, and was afraide: because I was naked, therefore I hid my selfe.

Genesis 3:12
Then the man saide, The woman which thou gauest to be with me, she gaue me of the tree, and I did eate.

Genesis 3:21
Vnto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coates of skinnes, and clothed them.

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life & eate & liue for euer,

Deuteronomy 4:33
Did euer people heare the voyce of God speaking out of the middes of a fire, as thou hast heard, and liued?

Deuteronomy 5:25
Now therefore, why should we dye? for this great fire wil consume vs: if we heare ye voyce of the Lord our God any more, we shall dye.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Bring forth therefore fruits,.... That is, if you are truly penitent, if you have a proper sense of sin, and true repentance for it, do such works as are suitable to it, and will show the genuineness of it; for

fruits meet for repentance are the same as "works meet for repentance", Acts 26:20 and as a tree is known by its fruit, so repentance is known by good works; these are the fruits and effects of repentance, and which are proofs with men of the sincerity of it. Those which follow upon evangelical repentance are such as are mentioned in 2 Corinthians 7:11. Now let it be observed, that John insisted upon repentance, and a good conversation, attesting the truth of it as necessary prerequisites to the ordinance of baptism; and so Peter first urged repentance; and then proposed baptism, Acts 2:38 from whence one should think it may be rationally and strongly concluded, that none but truly repenting sinners, and such who have given proofs that they are so, are to be admitted to this ordinance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bring forth therefore fruits ... - That is, the proper fruits of reformation; the proper evidence that you are sincere. Do not bring your cunning and dissimulation to this work; do not carry your hypocrisy into your professed repentance, but evince your sincerity by forsaking sin, and thus give evidence that this coming to Jordan to be baptized is not an act of dissimulation. No discourse could have been more appropriate or more cutting.

Fruits - Conduct. See Matthew 7:16-19.

Meet for repentance - Fit for repentance; appropriate to it the proper expression of repentance.