Matthew
Matthew 3:7–9
7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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Matthew 3:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| saw | Ἰδὼν | Idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| many | πολλοὺς | pollous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Sadducees | Σαδδουκαίων | Saddoukaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4523 a Sadducee |
| coming | ἐρχομένους | erchomenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| baptism | βάπτισμα | baptisma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G908 the rite or ceremony of baptism |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brood | Γεννήματα | Gennēmata | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G1081 offspring, child, fruit |
| of vipers | ἐχιδνῶν | echidnōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G2191 a serpent, snake, viper |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| warned | ὑπέδειξεν | hypedeixen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5263 I show plainly, teach, warn |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to flee | φυγεῖν | phygein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5343 I flee, escape, shun |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | μελλούσης | mellousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3195 I am about to |
| wrath | ὀργῆς | orgēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
Matthew 3:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produce | ποιήσατε | poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| fruit | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| in keeping with | ἄξιον | axion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| repentance | μετανοίας | metanoias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3341 repentance, a change of mind |
Matthew 3:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| presume | δόξητε | doxēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| to say | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| yourselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| We have | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| Abraham | Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| father | Πατέρα | Patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| stones | λίθων | lithōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3037 a stone |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| raise up | ἐγεῖραι | egeirai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| for | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Abraham | Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 3:7 Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 23:33 · Matthew 22:23 · 1 Thessalonians 1:10 · Romans 5:9 · Matthew 23:13–28 · Matthew 16:6 · Romans 1:18 · Matthew 16:11–12 · 1 John 3:10 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10 · Jeremiah 6:10
Matthew 3:8 Luke 3:8 · Acts 26:20 · 2 Peter 1:4–8 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Philippians 1:11 · Ephesians 5:9 · Isaiah 1:16–17 · Jeremiah 36:3 · Romans 2:4–7 · Jeremiah 26:13 · Matthew 21:28–30 · Jeremiah 7:3–7
Matthew 3:9 Luke 3:8 · Romans 9:7–8 · Galatians 3:27–29 · John 8:33 · Romans 4:1 · Acts 13:26 · Galatians 4:22–31 · Luke 16:24 · Matthew 8:11–12 · John 8:53 · Ezekiel 33:24 · John 8:39–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.