Parallel Verses

Common New Testament

Bear fruit worthy of repentance,

New American Standard Bible

Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;

King James Version

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Holman Bible

Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance.

International Standard Version

Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance!

A Conservative Version

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.

American Standard Version

Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Amplified

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];

An Understandable Version

Demonstrate by your lives that you have [really] repented,

Anderson New Testament

Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance:

Bible in Basic English

Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

Daniel Mace New Testament

Let your actions then show your repentance:

Darby Translation

Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

Godbey New Testament

Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance;

Goodspeed New Testament

Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance!

John Wesley New Testament

Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

Julia Smith Translation

Do ye therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

King James 2000

Bring forth therefore fruits befitting for repentance:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

Modern King James verseion

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Bring forth therefore the fruits belonging to repentance:

Moffatt New Testament

Now, produce fruit that answers to your repentance,

Montgomery New Testament

Then bring forth fruit worthy of repentance.

NET Bible

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,

New Heart English Bible

Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,

Noyes New Testament

Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance,

Sawyer New Testament

Bear fruit, therefore, worthy of a change of mind;

The Emphasized Bible

Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Let your life, then, prove your repentance;

Webster

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Weymouth New Testament

Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;

Williams New Testament

Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance you profess,

World English Bible

Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

Worrell New Testament

Produce, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance;

Worsley New Testament

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming: penitents: and do not say within your selves,

Youngs Literal Translation

bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

καρπός 
Karpos 
Usage: 25

ἄξιος 
Axios 
Usage: 28

References

Context Readings

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.


Cross References

Acts 26:20

but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.

Luke 3:8

Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Ephesians 5:9

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Matthew 21:28-30

"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

Luke 3:10-14

And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?"

Romans 2:4-7

Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

2 Corinthians 7:10-11

For godly sorrow produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Philippians 1:11

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

2 Peter 1:4-8

By these he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and become partakers of the divine nature.

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