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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. |
“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. |
Therefore bring forth 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 God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
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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. |
Bear fruits that are deserving and consistent with your repentance – [that is,] conduct worthy of a heart changed and abhorring sin. 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 descendants for Abraham. |
Therefore, produce fruits which weigh as much as the repentance you profess. And do not begin to be saying within yourselves, As father, we have Abraham, for I am saying to you, God is able out of these stones as source material to raise up children to Abraham. |
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See that your lives prove that your hearts are really changed! Don’t start thinking that you can say to yourselves, ‘We are Abraham’s children,’ for I tell you that God could produce children of Abraham out of these stones! |
Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance that you profess, and do not even begin to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our forefather,’ for I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.