Matthew 3:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Do something to show you have really given up your sins.

Cross References

Luke 3:8

Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

Acts 26:20

First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

Ephesians 5:9

and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful,

Jeremiah 36:3

then read it to the people of Judah. Maybe they will stop sinning when they hear what terrible things I plan for them. And if they turn back to me, I will forgive them.”

Matthew 21:32

When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.

Ephesians 5:8

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light