Matthew 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 3:8 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: meet...: or, answerable to amendment of life" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 3:8 — KJV
“Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: meet...: or, answerable to amendment of life”
— Matthew 3:8 (KJV)
Matthew 3:8 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 3:8
“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. worthy of: or, meet for”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:8: bring, forth, therefore
“Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:8: bring, forth, therefore
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:8: bring, forth, life
“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”
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“Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.”
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