Luke 3:8

New English Translation

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:11

This very day return to them their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, along with the interest that you are exacting from them on the money, the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil.”

Ezekiel 33:24

“Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’

Matthew 21:43

For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Matthew 3:8

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,

Matthew 3:9

and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Luke 13:25

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’

Luke 13:26

Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

Luke 14:9

So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

Luke 19:40

He answered, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”

Luke 19:9

Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!

Luke 5:21

Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

John 8:33

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:39

They answered him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.

Acts 26:20

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

Romans 4:16

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 9:7

nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”

Philippians 1:11

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.