Matthew 3:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 [a]Now when he saw many of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, (A)O generation of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?
8 [b]Bring forth therefore fruit worthy amendment of life,
9 [c]And [d]think not to say [e]with yourselves, (B)We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able even of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
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- Matthew 3:7 There is nothing that stoppeth up the way of mercy and salvation against us so much as the opinion of our own righteousness doth.
- Matthew 3:8 True repentance is an inward thing which hath its seat in the mind and heart.
- Matthew 3:9 The faith of the fathers availeth their unbelieving children nothing at all: and yet for all that God playeth not the liar, nor dealeth unfaithfully in his league which he made with the holy fathers.
- Matthew 3:9 Think not that you have any cause to be proud of Abraham.
- Matthew 3:9 In your hearts.
Matthew 3:7-9
New International Version
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(A) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(B) 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(C) 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(D) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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