Luke 3:8

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

⁸ "Therefore bear fruits _i worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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2 Corinthians 7:9 - 11
Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.

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Luke 3:8

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Luke 3:8

Bring forthG4160 thereforeG3767 fruitsG2590 worthyG514 of repentance,G3341 andG2532 beginG756 notG3361 to sayG3004 withinG1722 yourselves,G1438 We haveG2192 AbrahamG11 to our father:G3962 forG1063 I sayG3004 unto you,G5213 ThatG3754 GodG2316 is ableG1410 ofG1537 theseG5130 stonesG3037 to raise upG1453 childrenG5043 unto Abraham.G11

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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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