Luke 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 3:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ποιήσατε
poiéō
G4160
to make
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
καρποὺς
karpós
G2590
fruit
ἀξίους
áxios
G514
worthy
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μετανοίας
metánoia
G3341
repentance
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἄρξησθε
árchomai
G756
to lead
λέγειν
légō
G3004
to say
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἑαυτοῖς
heautoû
G1438
himself
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ἔχομεν
échō
G2192
to have
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Ἀβραάμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
λίθων
líthos
G3037
stone
τούτων
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐγεῖραι
egeírō
G1453
to raise
τέκνα
téknon
G5043
child
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
Ἀβραάμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
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World English Bible Public Domain
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, produce fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).