New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 3:8
8Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and 1do not begin to say 2to yourselves, ‘3We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.
Luke 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Context of Luke 3:8
6And all flesh will see the salvation of God.’” 7So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. 9Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” 10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”
Read all of Luke 3Luke 3:8 word by word
ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας· καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ. λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.Read the interlinear
- Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- bearποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- fruitsκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
- in keepingἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
- with repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
- do not beginἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
- to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- We haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
- for our fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- to you that from theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- stonesλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- is ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- to raiseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- up childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
Cross-references for Luke 3:8
- Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil,
- Ezekiel 18:27Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life.
- Acts 26:20but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
- Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Philippians 1:11having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Hebrews 6:7For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
- Luke 13:28In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.
- Luke 16:23In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
- Isaiah 48:1“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.
- Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’
- John 8:33They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”
- Romans 4:16For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
- Romans 9:7nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants will be named.”
- Luke 19:40But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”
- Joshua 4:3and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.’”
Commentaries on Luke 3:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8We have Abraham as our father: Some Jews believed that being part of Abraham's family line guaranteed their salvation (see John 8:33–39; Acts 7:2; Romans 4:1). And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.': God chose the Israelites as his people, but he could reject them. If he wanted, he could create children of Abraham from these very stones (compare Hosea 1:3–9; Romans 9:6–8, 27–28; 11:17–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20(See on Mt 3:1-12; Mr 6:17, &c.). 1-2. Here the curtain of the New Testament is, as it were, drawn up, and the greatest of all epochs of the Church commences. Even our Lord's own age (Lu 3:23) is determined by it [Bengel]. No such elaborate chronological precision is to be found elsewhere in the New Testament, and it comes fitly from him who claims it as the peculiar recommendation of his Gospel, that he had "accurately traced down all things from the…Read the comment
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
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- Illustrated New Testament
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- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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